seawardlyadj.adv.
/ˈsiːwədli/ A. adj.
Habituated to looking seaward.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > [adjective] > directed or looking towards sea
seaward1725
seawardly1849
1849 G. Cupples Green Hand v, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 436/1 The keen gray seawardly eye, under the peak of the naval cap, kept changing and twinkling.
1890 W. C. Russell Ocean Trag. I. v. 104 Dry, tough, burnt, seawardly chaps.
1890 W. C. Russell My Shipmate Louise I. xiv. 296 His keen seawardly eye took in everything in a breath.
B. adv.
Towards the sea. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > [adverb] > towards sea
to (the) seawarda1450
seawards1517
seaward1610
makai1883
seawardly1902
1902 19th Cent. Feb. 176 We see roof-ridge and telegraph-wire packed with seawardly attentive birds.
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