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groinward

groinward adverb: towards the groin.

Adverb

groinward (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Towards the groin.
    • Or he'd have wedged a very sharp pencil between the edge of his desk and his groin, the tip facing groinward, and she'd see him pressing harder […]1989, Tracy Kidder, Among schoolchildren
    • His hand crept further up, groinward, when Mike barged in, growling like an old werewolf.1999, Jim Provenzano, Pins

Origin of groinward

From groin + -ward.

Questions about groinward

What does groinward mean?
Groinward means towards the groin.
What part of speech is groinward?
Groinward is an adverb.

Words near groinward in the dictionary

  1. groinfield
  2. groinfields
  3. groinful
  4. groining
  5. groins
  6. groinward
  7. groinwards
  8. grok
  9. grokable
  10. groke
  11. groked

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