Floorward

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Toward the floor. not-comparable

    "As she was on her approach to the hoop, taking that first Jordanesque liftoff step, her mouth guard fell floorward. Undeterred, she kept going up with the ball in her right hand."

Example

More examples

"As she was on her approach to the hoop, taking that first Jordanesque liftoff step, her mouth guard fell floorward. Undeterred, she kept going up with the ball in her right hand."

Etymology

From floor + -ward.

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