clockward

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adverb

Toward a clock.

“a clockward glance”

OriginProto-Germanic *wardaz ← Proto-Indo-European *wert- ← English clock →
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Meanings

adverbclockward (not comparable)
  1. not comparableToward a clock.
adjectiveclockward (not comparable)
  1. not comparableToward a clock.

    a clockward glance

Origin

  1. Englishclock
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wert-
  3. Proto-Germanic*wardaz
  4. Englishclockward

From clock + -ward.

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APA

clockward. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clockward

MLA

“clockward.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clockward. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clockward,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clockward.

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