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—towardliness, n./tawrd"lee, tohrd"-/, adj. Archaic.1. apt to learn; promising.2. docile; tractable.3. propitious; seasonable.[1475-85; TOWARD + -LY]
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Towardly — To ward*ly, a. Same as {Toward}, a., 2. [1913 Webster] He s towardly and will come on apace. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
towardly — index seasonable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
towardly — [tō′ərd lē, tôrd′lē] adj. [ TOWARD + LY1] Now Rare 1. favorable, propitious, or promising 2. tractable; docile 3. friendly; affable … English World dictionary
towardly — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from toward (I) + ly (adverb suffix) archaic : in a towardly manner: as a … Useful english dictionary
towardly — adjective Date: 15th century archaic 1. pleasant, affable 2. favorable, propitious 3. developing favorably ; promising • towardly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
towardly — adjective promising, propitious … Wiktionary
towardly — a. Docile, apt, tractable, toward, compliant with duty, ready to do, manageable, pliant … New dictionary of synonyms
towardly — toward·ly … English syllables
towardly — /ˈtoʊədli/ (say tohuhdlee) adjective Obsolete 1. promising; apt; tractable or docile. 2. favourable or propitious; seasonable or suitable. –towardliness, towardness, noun …
thew'd — towardly … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
