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fromward

fromward adjective: turned away; averse.

Adjective

fromward (comparative more fromward, superlative most fromward)

  1. Turned away; averse.
  2. (Midlands, Southern-England, West-Country, dialectal) Leaning or listing away from; distant from; on the right-hand side; on the opposite side.

Adverb

fromward (comparative more fromward, superlative most fromward)

  1. (Midlands, Southern-England, West-Country, dialectal) Forth; forward.

Noun

fromward (plural fromwards)

  1. (Midlands, Southern-England, West-Country, dialectal) A cleaving tool; an iron instrument with a blade set at right angles on a short handle, used for splitting laths or rails.
    Synonyms:
    frower, froe, frow

Preposition

fromward

  1. (Midlands, Southern-England, West-Country, dialectal) From; away from.
    Synonyms:
    fromwards

Synonyms of fromward

Antonyms

Forms of fromward

Adjective
comparativemore fromward
superlativemost fromward
alternative form (dialectal)frammard
alternative form (dialectal)fromard
alternative form (dialectal)frommard
alternative form (dialectal)frommart
alternative form (dialectal)frommet
alternative form (dialectal)frommud
alternative form (dialectal)vrammard
alternative form (dialectal)vrammerd
Adverb
comparativemore fromward
superlativemost fromward
Noun
pluralfromwards

Origin of fromward

From 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.

Words formed from fromward

Questions about fromward

What does fromward mean?
Fromward means turned away; averse.
What part of speech is fromward?
Fromward can be an adjective, an adverb, a noun or a preposition.

Words near fromward in the dictionary

  1. fromology
  2. Fromowitz
  3. Fromson
  4. Fromsons
  5. fromunda cheese
  6. fromward
  7. fromwards
  8. Fron
  9. fronch room
  10. Fronczak
  11. Fronczaks

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