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jailward

jailward adverb: toward jail.

Adverb

jailward (not comparable)

  1. Toward jail.
    • So they pursued their journey jailward along the old road through the woods.2013, Tales from a Gas-Lit Graveyard

Forms of jailward

alternative formgaolward

Origin of jailward

From jail + -ward.

Questions about jailward

What does jailward mean?
Jailward means toward jail.
What part of speech is jailward?
Jailward is an adverb.

Words near jailward in the dictionary

  1. jailors
  2. jails
  3. jailsful
  4. Jailtacht
  5. jailtime
  6. jailward
  7. jailwards
  8. jailwear
  9. jailyard
  10. jailyards
  11. Jaime

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