fromward

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adjective

Turned away; averse.

Similar
frowerfroefrowfromwards
Opposite
toward
OriginMiddle English fromward ← Old English framweard →
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Meanings

adjectivefromward (comparative more fromward, superlative most fromward)

comparative more fromward · superlative most fromward · alternative dialectal frammard · alternative dialectal fromard · alternative dialectal frommard · alternative dialectal frommart · alternative dialectal frommet · alternative dialectal frommud · alternative dialectal vrammard · alternative dialectal vrammerd

  1. Turned away; averse.
  2. MidlandsSouthern EnglandWest CountrydialectalLeaning or listing away from; distant from; on the right-hand side; on the opposite side.
adverbfromward (comparative more fromward, superlative most fromward)

comparative more fromward · superlative most fromward · alternative dialectal frammard · alternative dialectal fromard · alternative dialectal frommard · alternative dialectal frommart · alternative dialectal frommet · alternative dialectal frommud · alternative dialectal vrammard · alternative dialectal vrammerd

  1. MidlandsSouthern EnglandWest CountrydialectalForth; forward.
nounfromward (plural fromwards)

plural fromwards · alternative dialectal frammard · alternative dialectal fromard · alternative dialectal frommard · alternative dialectal frommart · alternative dialectal frommet · alternative dialectal frommud · alternative dialectal vrammard · alternative dialectal vrammerd

  1. MidlandsSouthern EnglandWest CountrydialectalA cleaving tool; an iron instrument with a blade set at right angles on a short handle, used for splitting laths or rails.

    Synonyms: frower, froe, frow

preposition

alternative dialectal frammard · alternative dialectal fromard · alternative dialectal frommard · alternative dialectal frommart · alternative dialectal frommet · alternative dialectal frommud · alternative dialectal vrammard · alternative dialectal vrammerd

  1. MidlandsSouthern EnglandWest CountrydialectalFrom; away from.

    Synonyms: fromwards

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA cleaving tool; an iron instrument with a blade set at right angles on a short handle, used for splitting laths or rails.

Similar
frowerfroefrow

prepositionFrom; away from.

Similar
fromwards
Opposite
toward
Also see
averseforth

Origin

  1. Old Englishframweard“about to depart, departing, doomed to die; with his back turned”
  2. Middle Englishfromward
  3. Englishfromward

From Middle English fromward, framward, from Old English framweard (“about to depart, departing, doomed to die; with his back turned”, adjective) and framweardes (“away from”, adverb), equivalent to from + -ward. Compare froward.

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Translations

Hungarian felől
  • felőlaway from (the opposite of "toward")
Cite this entry
APA

fromward. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fromward

MLA

“fromward.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fromward. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fromward,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fromward.

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