fromward
fromward · more fromward · most fromward
Turned away; averseTurned away; averse.
Meaning
2 sensesTurned away; averse.
(Midlands, Southern England, West Country, dialectal)Leaning or listing away from; distant from; on the right-hand side; on the opposite side.
Origin
From Middle English fromward, framward, from Old English framweard (“about to depart, depaFrom Middle English fromward, framward, from Old English framweard (“about to depart, departing, doomed to die; with his back turned”, adjective) and framweardes (“away from”, adverb), equivalent to from + -ward. Compare froward.
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Forms
more fromward, most fromward| Comparative | more fromward Lesson |
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| Superlative | most fromward Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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