Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sideward

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
side-ward
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Toward a side.

adv

Toward a side.

Etymology

From side + -ward. Compare Middle English liftsideward (“leftward”, adjective).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more sideward (comparative) most sideward (superlative) sidewards (alternative)

Derived Forms

sidewardly

Synonyms

sidewards

Questions

What does sideward mean?
Toward a side.
Where does sideward come from?
From side + -ward. Compare Middle English liftsideward (“leftward”, adjective).

How to pronounce sideward

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