English Explanatory Dictionary

netherward

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the downward or lower part of something; lower; bottom.
  2. Lowly.
adv
  1. Downward.

Word forms

netherward more netherward most netherward

Etymology

From Middle English nitherward, from Old English niþerweard (“downward, directed downwards, turned downwards”), equivalent to nether + -ward. Cognate with Dutch neerwaarts (“netherward”), German niederwärts (“netherward”).

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