whitherward
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of whitherward
Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; see origin at whither, -ward
Example Sentences
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Into the Night; men and goods, every item:—who shall say whitherward?
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 19 by Carlyle, Thomas
Nothing but our own Freyburg to show for ourselves; elsewhere, mere down-rush of everything whitherward it liked;—and King Friedrich got into such a humor!
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 15 by Carlyle, Thomas
Alas, how, in thy softhung Longacre vehicle, of polished leather to the bodily eye, of red-tape philosophy, of expediencies, clubroom moralities, Parliamentary majorities to the mind's eye, thou beautifully rollest: But knowest thou whitherward?
From The Best of the World's Classics, Vol. V (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland III by Lodge, Henry Cabot
Alas, how, in thy soft-hung Longacre vehicle, of polished leather to the bodily eye, of redtape philosophy, of expediences, clubroom moralities, Parliamentary majorities to the mind's eye, thou beautifully rollest: but knowest thou whitherward?
From Past and Present Thomas Carlyle's Collected Works, Vol. XIII. by Carlyle, Thomas
Courage; miracles do happen, let us hope!—This is whitherward the grand Invasion had gone:— TOULON, 10th APRIL, 1756.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 17 by Carlyle, Thomas
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