towardly
Americanadjective
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apt to learn; promising.
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docile; tractable.
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propitious; seasonable.
adjective
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compliant
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propitious or suitable
Other Word Forms
- towardliness noun
Etymology
Origin of towardly
Example Sentences
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My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of towardly parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.
From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume III (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland I by Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting)
Docile and towardly during his seven- or nine-mile stage, he refused to perform more than his allotted task.
From Old Roads and New Roads by Donne, William Bodham
Euphues" himself, the author says:—"My hope springs out of three stems—your Honours' naturall benignitie; your able emploiment of such servitours; and the towardly like-lie-hood of this springall to do you honest service.
From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter
I found him, at present, of touchstone, with the countenance of a towardly brat, sleeping ill through indigestion.
From Dreams, Waking Thoughts, and Incidents by Beckford, William
He was as fond as most boys of the mythical tales, “and for that I was accounted to be a towardly boy.”
From Adventures Among Books by Lang, Andrew
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