Rearward
adj, adv, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 The part that comes last or is situated in the rear; conclusion, wind-up.
"Do not liue Hero, do not ope thine eies: / For did I thinke thou vvouldſt not quickly die / Thought I thy ſpirites vvere ſtronger than thy ſhames / My ſelfe would on the rerevvard of reproches / Strike at thy life."
- 2 direction toward the rear wordnet
- 3 The last troop; the rear of an army; a rear guard.
"Come in the rearward of a conquered woe"
- 1 Toward the back or rear of something.
"The rearward seats of the bus were unpleasantly close to the toilet facilities."
- 1 located in or toward the back or rear wordnet
- 2 directed or moving toward the rear wordnet
- 1 Toward the back or rear of something.
"The ensuing struggle was bitter but brief, as for a third time the Alabamians stumbled rearward through the cedars. If Manigault were to take the guns, he would need help."
- 1 at or to or toward the back or rear wordnet
Example
More examples"Do not liue Hero, do not ope thine eies: / For did I thinke thou vvouldſt not quickly die / Thought I thy ſpirites vvere ſtronger than thy ſhames / My ſelfe would on the rerevvard of reproches / Strike at thy life."
Etymology
From rear + -ward.
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