Nightwards
//ˈnaɪtwɚdz// adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 Toward night. not-comparable
"The world is swinging nightwards; ’tis October, And twilight’s on the heights; The Bluffs, like silent sentries gray and sober, Stand lonely in the fading evening lights."
Example
More examples"The world is swinging nightwards; ’tis October, And twilight’s on the heights; The Bluffs, like silent sentries gray and sober, Stand lonely in the fading evening lights."
Etymology
From night + -wards.
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