Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

awayward

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: away-ward
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Obsolete

adv

Away (of motion).

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"And therewithall he groned pyteuously and rode a grete walop awaywarde from them untyll he cam undir a woodys evyse."

Etymology

From away + -ward.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: away

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more awayward (comparative) most awayward (superlative)

Questions

What does awayward mean?: Turned aside.
Where does awayward come from?: From away + -ward.

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