Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hindward

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hind-ward
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Posterior; in the rear.

Etymology

From Middle English hindward, hindeward, from Old English hindanweard, equivalent to hind (“behind”) + -ward.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: hindward, hindanweard

Inflected Forms

more hindward (comparative) most hindward (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does hindward mean?
Toward the posterior extremity.
Where does hindward come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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