Winterward
adj, adv
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Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Approaching winter or during the approach of winter;
"One by one the summer resident birds depart; the migrants come through in a rush, the peak of each species' wave reached nearly in a week from the first one seen; the other or winterward side of the wave declines more slowly."
- 2 Becoming wintry.
"It had a dying sweetness, a funereal majesty, a winterward regret."
Adverb
- 1 Toward winter.
"After the sunny week, when Nellie Crane had her custard pies, the weather turned a sharp corner — back winterward."
Example
More examples"After the sunny week, when Nellie Crane had her custard pies, the weather turned a sharp corner — back winterward."
Etymology
From winter + -ward.
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