hitherward

or hith·er·wards

[ hith-er-werd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

before 1100; Middle English, Old English hiderward. See hither, -ward

Every evening, before sunset, all the fashionable world of Calcutta streams hitherward.

I am to face this leviathan Charles, who will presently swim hitherward, cleaving the deep before him.

Steer hitherward thy boat; I will direct thee where to land.

See yonder huge bull-alligator swimming hitherward out of the swamp.

Back, thou wretch, to meet thy brother miscreants, who are hastening hitherward.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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