whitherward

American

[hwith-er-werd, with-] / ˈʰwɪð ər wərd, ˈwɪð- /

Or whitherwards

adverb

Archaic.

toward what place; in what direction.

whitherward British

/ ˈwɪðəwəd /

adverb

archaic in which direction

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Etymology

Origin of whitherward

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; whither, -ward

Example Sentences

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I felt him directing my looks to what I beheld, shaping my thoughts whitherward they went; but it pleased him to remain invisible.

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So he pursued his way till night descended upon him, and still he drove ever forward, he knew not whitherward.

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Messire, whitherward is the stable?

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He stands now upon the very acme of the visible creation, and with straining eye, and listening ear, and anxious heart, whispers to himself that terrific and tremendous word—Whitherward!

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The one master-thought came back into my brain, until it burned its hideous image there in letters of fire—Whitherward!

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