Towardly
//ˈtɔɹdli// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Promising, propitious.
"What wants there to such a towardly and pregnant soile, but wise and faithfull labourers, to make a knowing people, a Nation of Prophets, of Sages, and of Worthies."
Example
More examples"What wants there to such a towardly and pregnant soile, but wise and faithfull labourers, to make a knowing people, a Nation of Prophets, of Sages, and of Worthies."
Etymology
From Middle English towardly; equivalent to toward + -ly.
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