earthward
Americanadverb
adjective
adjective
adverb
Etymology
Origin of earthward
First recorded in 1350–1400, earthward is from the Middle English word ertheward. See earth, -ward
Example Sentences
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Walk around the lumbering, top-heavy “Adam,” whose powerful hand echoes Michelangelo’s Sistine ceiling but instead points earthward, and you don’t get a sense of inspired, ideal form, but of matter, growth and transformation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
The Chinese government, China Eastern Airlines and Boeing will all be under pressure to help explain how a plane could speed earthward with such destructive force.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2022
But it was also an act of rebellion – a defiant act of art that boldly rejected the darkness and fear that had kept Europeans gazing earthward for generations.
From Fox News ● Apr. 16, 2019
Heavy smoke choked the air and bits of white ash from the Atlas Peak fire drifted earthward Monday morning as he fretted over the fate of the house his parents bought three decades ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2017
Frightful pumped her wings once and plummeted earthward.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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