groundwardadv.adj.

Etymology: See -ward suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈgroundward.

A. adv.

Towards the ground. †In early use, to the groundward (see toward adj. and adv.). Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > downwards [phrase] > to or towards the ground

along (also on, to) the ground971

to the groundward1562

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [adverb] > to the earth or ground

earthward1646

earthwards1650

groundward1855

floor-ward1863

1562 G. Legh Accedens of Armory (1597) 24 A Target..with three corners, two aboue his face, and one beneath to the ground~ward.

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis ii. 36 Hee fel to the groundward.

1599 H. Buttes Dyets Dry Dinner sig. F4^v The top now bowing to the ground-ward.

1620 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote III. xxx. 211 He hung..with his Mouth and Breast to the Groundward.

1855 R. Browning Andrea del Sarto 83 Their..works drop groundward.

B. adj.

Turned or inclined towards the ground.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adjective] > having downward direction

nethewardeOE

netherwarda1300

prone?a1425

downward1552

clined1594

down1642

groundward1878

1878 in G. P. Lathrop Masque of Poets 28 With groundward brow and quivering limb They come, the slaves that are to die.

Derivatives

ˈgroundwards adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in downward direction > towards the ground

sidelong1563

earthward1646

groundwards1885

1885 Lady Burton Arab. Nts. (1887) III. 70 Ali bowed his head groundwards awhile.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	groundward
释义	groundwardadv.adj. Etymology: See -ward suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈgroundward. A. adv. Towards the ground. †In early use, to the groundward (see toward adj. and adv.). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > downwards [phrase] > to or towards the ground along (also on, to) the ground971 to the groundward1562 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [adverb] > to the earth or ground earthward1646 earthwards1650 groundward1855 floor-ward1863 1562 G. Legh Accedens of Armory (1597) 24 A Target..with three corners, two aboue his face, and one beneath to the ground~ward. 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis ii. 36 Hee fel to the groundward. 1599 H. Buttes Dyets Dry Dinner sig. F4^v The top now bowing to the ground-ward. 1620 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote III. xxx. 211 He hung..with his Mouth and Breast to the Groundward. 1855 R. Browning Andrea del Sarto 83 Their..works drop groundward. B. adj. Turned or inclined towards the ground. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adjective] > having downward direction nethewardeOE netherwarda1300 prone?a1425 downward1552 clined1594 down1642 groundward1878 1878 in G. P. Lathrop Masque of Poets 28 With groundward brow and quivering limb They come, the slaves that are to die. Derivatives ˈgroundwards adv. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in downward direction > towards the ground sidelong1563 earthward1646 groundwards1885 1885 Lady Burton Arab. Nts. (1887) III. 70 Ali bowed his head groundwards awhile. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < adv.adj.1562
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