Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sidewards

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
side-wards
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Toward a side.

adv

Toward a side.

Etymology

From side + -wards. Compare Middle English syduardys (“sideways, obliquely”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

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

Frequently Paired Words

sideling sidelong sideway(s) sidewise

Synonyms

sideward

Questions

What does sidewards mean?
Toward a side.
Where does sidewards come from?
From side + -wards. Compare Middle English syduardys (“sideways, obliquely”).

How to pronounce sidewards

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