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sideward

[ sahyd-werd ]

/ ˈsaɪd wərd /

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adjective

directed or moving toward one side.

adverb

Also side·wards. toward one side.

Origin of sideward

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at side¹, -ward

Words nearby sideward

sidewalk artist, sidewalk sale, sidewalk superintendent, sidewalking, sidewall, sideward, sideway, sideways, sidewheel, sidewheeler, sidewind

Example sentences from the Web for sideward

What would happen if, by an artifice, the sideward layer were nowhere thick enough to satisfy the grub?

The Life of the Fly |J. Henri Fabre
Under these eyes Mary Makebelieve's walk became afflicted with a sideward bias which jolted her against her companion.

Mary, Mary |James Stephens
Tam Wylie probed him slyly, with a sideward glimmer in his eye.

The House with the Green Shutters |George Douglas Brown
The Deacon grew uncomfortable beneath his sideward, estimating eye.

The House with the Green Shutters |George Douglas Brown

I again mounted the ass, but found my sideward and unsupported seat only maintainable by a gymnastic of the severest order.

From the Oak to the Olive |Julia Ward Howe

British Dictionary definitions for sideward

sideward

/ (ˈsaɪdwəd) /

adjective

directed or moving towards one side

adverb Also: sidewards

towards one side