roofwardadv.

Brit.

/ˈruːfwəd/,

/ˈrʊfwəd/, U.S.

/ˈrufˌwərd/,

/ˈrʊfˌwərd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: roof n., -ward suffix.

Etymology: < roof n. + -ward suffix. Compare roofwards adv.

Chiefly literary and poetic.

Towards or in the direction of the roof; upwards.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > [adverb]

upc888

upwardsc888

upwardOE

upc1384

roofward1844

roofwards1845

whereup1880

1844 T. Hawkins Wars Jehovah ii. 69 Like hell-clouds From two volcanoes..Against each other roofward driving up.

1857 A. J. H. Duganne Tenant-House xiv. 173 Ascended roofward by wooden-panelled staircases..a veritable tenant-house.

1876 W. Morris Story of Sigurd 2 A mighty tree, That reared its blessings roofward.

1933 W. H. Auden in Rev. Eng. Stud. (1978) Aug. 302 A sleepy liftboy swirled us roofward.

2005 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 13 Sept. a1 Mold was silently climbing roofward.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	roofward
释义	roofwardadv. Brit. /ˈruːfwəd/, /ˈrʊfwəd/, U.S. /ˈrufˌwərd/, /ˈrʊfˌwərd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: roof n., -ward suffix. Etymology: < roof n. + -ward suffix. Compare roofwards adv. Chiefly literary and poetic. Towards or in the direction of the roof; upwards. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > [adverb] upc888 upwardsc888 upwardOE upc1384 roofward1844 roofwards1845 whereup1880 1844 T. Hawkins Wars Jehovah ii. 69 Like hell-clouds From two volcanoes..Against each other roofward driving up. 1857 A. J. H. Duganne Tenant-House xiv. 173 Ascended roofward by wooden-panelled staircases..a veritable tenant-house. 1876 W. Morris Story of Sigurd 2 A mighty tree, That reared its blessings roofward. 1933 W. H. Auden in Rev. Eng. Stud. (1978) Aug. 302 A sleepy liftboy swirled us roofward. 2005 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 13 Sept. a1 Mold was silently climbing roofward. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1844
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