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sidewards

sidewards adjective: toward a side.

Adjective

sidewards (comparative more sidewards, superlative most sidewards)

  1. Toward a side.

Adverb

sidewards (comparative more sidewards, superlative most sidewards)

  1. Toward a side.

Forms of sidewards

Adjective
comparativemore sidewards
superlativemost sidewards
alternative formsideward
Adverb
comparativemore sidewards
superlativemost sidewards

Origin of sidewards

From side + -wards. Compare Middle English syduardys (“sideways, obliquely”).

Questions about sidewards

What does sidewards mean?
Sidewards means toward a side.
What part of speech is sidewards?
Sidewards can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near sidewards in the dictionary

  1. sidewalks
  2. sidewall
  3. sidewalls
  4. sideward
  5. sidewardly
  6. sidewards
  7. sideway
  8. sideways
  9. sideways-on
  10. sidewheel
  11. sidewheeler

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