Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

towardly

/ˈtɔɹdli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: to-ward-ly
IPA: /ˈtɔɹdli/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Promising, propitious.

Example Sentences

"What wants there to such a towardly and pregnant soile, but wise and faithfull labourers, to make a knowing people, a Nation of Prophets, of Sages, and of Worthies."
"My Son Johnny, named ſo after his Uncle, was at the Grammar School, and a towardly Child. My daughter Betty (who is now well married, and has Children) was then at her Needle-Work."

Etymology

From Middle English towardly; equivalent to toward + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: towardly
Suffix: toward

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtɔɹdli/
British English: /ˈtəʊ(w)ədli/

Inflected Forms

more towardly (comparative) most towardly (superlative)

Derived Forms

towardliness

Questions

How do you pronounce towardly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɔɹdli/.
What does towardly mean?: Promising, propitious.
Where does towardly come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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