towardly
UK/ˈtəʊ(w)ədli/US/ˈtɔɹdli/
towardly adjective: promising, propitious.
Adjective
towardly (comparative more towardly, superlative most towardly)
- Promising, propitious.
- What wants there to such a towardly and pregnant soile, but wise and faithfull labourers, to make a knowing people, a Nation of Prophets, of Sages, and of Worthies.1644, John Milton, Areopagitica
- My Son Johnny, named ſo after his Uncle, was at the Grammar School, and a towardly Child. My daughter Betty (who is now well married, and has Children) was then at her Needle-Work.1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Author, by a Lucky Accident, Finds Means to Leave Blefuscu; and, after Some Difficulties, Returns Safe to his Native Country.”, in Travels into Several Remote...
towardly meaning in Urdu
towardly in Urdu
- مساعد, ساز گار, امید بخش
Forms of towardly
| comparative | more towardly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most towardly |
Origin of towardly
From Middle English towardly; equivalent to toward + -ly.
Words formed from towardly
Questions about towardly
- What does towardly mean?
- Towardly means promising, propitious.
- What is towardly in Urdu?
- Towardly in Urdu is مساعد, ساز گار, امید بخش. See Towardly meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is towardly?
- Towardly is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce towardly?
- Towardly is pronounced /ˈtəʊ(w)ədli/ (UK).
Words near towardly in the dictionary
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