roofward

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adverb

Toward the roof.

“As I opened the champagne bottle, the cork was propelled roofward.”

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

adverbroofward (not comparable)
  1. not comparableToward the roof.

    As I opened the champagne bottle, the cork was propelled roofward.

Origin

  1. Englishroof
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wert-
  3. Proto-Germanic*wardaz
  4. Englishroofward

From roof + -ward.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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