Neckward
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Towards the neck. not-comparable
"Every time she passed him, her eyes strayed imperceptibly to take in more of the designs encircling his forearms, designs which almost wholly covered his skin from a bit above his wrists, making their way up and over his biceps, continuing neckward and under the openings of his wrinkled short sleeve guayabera, the pleated, four-pocketed shirt beloved by Latinos, though he was no Latino."
Example
More examples"Every time she passed him, her eyes strayed imperceptibly to take in more of the designs encircling his forearms, designs which almost wholly covered his skin from a bit above his wrists, making their way up and over his biceps, continuing neckward and under the openings of his wrinkled short sleeve guayabera, the pleated, four-pocketed shirt beloved by Latinos, though he was no Latino."
Etymology
From neck + -ward.
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