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neckward

neckward adverb: towards the neck.

Adverb

neckward (not comparable)

  1. Towards the neck.
    • Every time she passed him, her eyes strayed imperceptibly to take in more of the designs encircling his forearms, designs which almost wholly covered his skin from a bit above his wrists, making their way up and over his biceps, continuing neckward and under the openings of his wrinkled short...2012, April Schwartz, Longings and Shortcomings (page 11)

Origin of neckward

From neck + -ward.

Questions about neckward

What does neckward mean?
Neckward means towards the neck.
What part of speech is neckward?
Neckward is an adverb.

Words near neckward in the dictionary

  1. necktieless
  2. neckties
  3. necktooth
  4. neckverse
  5. neckverses
  6. neckward
  7. neckwarmer
  8. neckwarmers
  9. neckwear
  10. neckwears
  11. neckweed

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