towardly

  • 1Towardly — To ward*ly, a. Same as {Toward}, a., 2. [1913 Webster] He s towardly and will come on apace. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2towardly — index seasonable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3towardly — [tō′ərd lē, tôrd′lē] adj. [ TOWARD + LY1] Now Rare 1. favorable, propitious, or promising 2. tractable; docile 3. friendly; affable …

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  • 4towardly — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from toward (I) + ly (adverb suffix) archaic : in a towardly manner: as a …

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  • 5towardly — adjective Date: 15th century archaic 1. pleasant, affable 2. favorable, propitious 3. developing favorably ; promising • towardly adverb …

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  • 6towardly — towardliness, n. /tawrd lee, tohrd /, adj. Archaic. 1. apt to learn; promising. 2. docile; tractable. 3. propitious; seasonable. [1475 85; TOWARD + LY] * * * …

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  • 7towardly — adjective promising, propitious …

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  • 8towardly — a. Docile, apt, tractable, toward, compliant with duty, ready to do, manageable, pliant …

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  • 9towardly — toward·ly …

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  • 10towardly — /ˈtoʊədli/ (say tohuhdlee) adjective Obsolete 1. promising; apt; tractable or docile. 2. favourable or propitious; seasonable or suitable. –towardliness, towardness, noun …

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