Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

netherward

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nether-ward
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the downward or lower part of something; lower; bottom.

adj

adv

Example Sentences

"For the ears a noble drink, take the netherward part of radish and elecampane, the broad bishop-wort and hassuck leaves, rue and rose, savine, fever-fue; beat all together, pour over them a sextarius full of ale, ere thou touch meat."
"But celestial imperiousness, love, wrath, and fervour, had proved to be somewhat thrown away on netherward Egdon."

Etymology

From Middle English nitherward, from Old English niþerweard (“downward, directed downwards, turned downwards”), equivalent to nether + -ward. Cognate with Dutch neerwaarts (“netherward”), German niederwärts (“netherward”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: nitherward, niþerweard
Suffix: nether

Inflected Forms

more netherward (comparative) most netherward (superlative)

Questions

What does netherward mean?: Of or pertaining to the downward or lower part of something; lower; bottom.
Where does netherward come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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