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单词 homewardly
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homewardlyadv.

Brit. /ˈhəʊmwədli/, U.S. /ˈhoʊmwərdli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: homeward adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < homeward adj. + -ly suffix2. Compare earlier homeward adv., homewards adv.
In a homeward direction; towards home.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > [adverb] > home > homewards
homewardeOE
homewardseOE
homeOE
homewardly1797
home-along1872
1797 R. Southey Hannah in Poems 13 It was eve When homewardly I went.
1813 European Mag. Sept. 242/1 My tir'd mind on you, my cottage sweet, Leans glad, as homewardly my steps draw near.
1849 Amer. Rev. Nov. 497 My soul, like a summer bird, homewardly wings To verdurous glades, and the gushing of springs.
1914 F. Koester Mod. City Planning & Maintenance xxi. 294 Many cities have plans originally determined by the fancy of the homewardly meandering cow.
1935 Daily Gleaner (Jamaica) 22 July 16 Everyone then moved and moved unanimously and homewardly.
1992 C. Tate Domest. Allegories Polit. Desire (1996) 235 Flora's aspirations are reserved and homewardly directed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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