Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

footward

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: foot-ward
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Toward the foot or feet.

adv

Toward the foot or feet.

Example Sentences

"Since the direction in which the blood is propelled at the time is footward, the body is thrust headward and an upward peak is inscribed."
"When I glanced footward, the pack's waist belt was out of sight, overhung with belly."

Etymology

From foot + -ward.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: foot

Questions

What does footward mean?: Toward the foot or feet.
Where does footward come from?: From foot + -ward.

How to pronounce footward

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