witherward
witherward · more witherward · most witherward
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Adverse, contraryAdverse, contrary.
/ˈwɪðə(ɹ)wə(ɹ)d/
Meaning
2 sensesAdverse, contrary.
Such a witherward and rotten friend she was.
Opposite, opposing; hostile.
at the witherward side of the year
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Translations
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By meaning 1
opposite, opposing; hostile:
Origin
From Middle English witherward, from Old English wiþerweard (“contrary, adverse, hostile”)From Middle English witherward, from Old English wiþerweard (“contrary, adverse, hostile”), from Proto-West Germanic *wiþraward, from Proto-Germanic *wiþrawardaz (“contrary, adverse, in opposition”); equivalent to wither (“against”) + -ward. Cognate with Old High German widarwart (“witherward”), German widerwärtig (“adverse, repulsive”), Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍃 (wiþrawairþs, “witherward”).
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Forms
more witherward, most witherward| Comparative | more witherward Lesson |
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| Superlative | most witherward Lesson |
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Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form