fromwards

prep

fromwards

prep

/ˈfɹɒmwə(ɹ)dz/ · /ˈfɹʌmwə(ɹ)dz/

Etymology From Old English framweardes (“in a direction away from”); equivalent to from + -ward + -s. Compare froward.

1

Dialectal, Obsolete away from

  • Towards or fromwards the zenith.1713, W[illiam] Derham, Physico-Theology: Or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from His Works of Creation. […], London: […] W[illiam] Innys, […], →OCLC:
  • move along towards or fromwards the end of the yard1610, Arthur Hopton, Baculum geodæticum:
Antonyms
towards

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