towardly
English
Adjective
towardly (comparative more towardly, superlative most towardly)
- Promising, propitious.
- 1644, John Milton, Aeropagitica:
- What wants there to such a towardly and pregnant soile, but wise and faithfull labourers, to make a knowing people, a Nation of Prophets, of Sages, and of Worthies.
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Middle English
Adverb
towardly
- In a manner that displays willingness to act favourably or pleasingly for others; obligingly.
Related terms
References
- “towardly, (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 April 2018.
- “towardly, (adv.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 April 2018.
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