单词 | winterwards |
释义 | winterwardsadv. Somewhat rare. Towards or in the direction of winter. ΚΠ 1870 All Year Round 22 Oct. 487/2 That last sentence, I fancy, does not ring badly, but, as we are creeping winterwards, it bears a somewhat chilly construction. 1906 E. F. Benson Challoners xii Till to-day all had been grey and brown, all still pointed backwards, winter-wards. 1939 Washington Post 30 Aug. 12/5 Now that thoughts are beginning to turn winter-wards, with the approach of cooler weather. 2016 www.zemgearswitzerland.com 6 Sept. (O.E.D. Archive) The temperature had headed back winterwards in the last two days. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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