skywardsadv.

Brit.

/ˈskʌɪwədz/, U.S.

/ˈskaɪwərdz/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sky n.¹, -wards suffix.

Etymology: < sky n.¹ + -wards suffix. Compare earlier skyward adv. and heavenwards adv.

Towards the sky; = skyward adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > sky, heavens > [adverb] > towards

to skyward1582

heavenward1626

heavenwards1643

skyward1655

skywards1755

heavenwardly1848

firmamentwards1886

skywardly1893

the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in upward direction > to the sky or air

upc888

aloftc1175

to skyward1582

skyward1655

skywards1755

cloudward1817

starward1818

airward1820

zenithward1835

airwards1852

cloudwards1856

skywardly1893

1755 in B. Martin Misc. Corr. (1759) I. 199/2 O soar ye skywards all of Adam born.

1811 W. R. Spencer Poems 54 Skywards were spread his wings of feathery snow.

1853 E. S. Sheppard Charles Auchester I. 275 The smoke looked beautiful..as it swelled skywards.

1888 ‘J. S. Winter’ Bootle's Children ix. 60 Mrs. Landover's nose went sky-wards, and her short upper lip curled itself in the same direction.

1905 Pall Mall Mag. Dec. 756/1 Pamela turned her face skywards again.

1962 Flying Sept. 78/2 Throttle back and point the nose skywards.

2011 Guardian (Nexis) 17 Sept. (Travel section) 8 There comes a deafening roar from above and all eyes turn skywards.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	skywards
释义	skywardsadv. Brit. /ˈskʌɪwədz/, U.S. /ˈskaɪwərdz/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sky n.¹, -wards suffix. Etymology: < sky n.¹ + -wards suffix. Compare earlier skyward adv. and heavenwards adv. Towards the sky; = skyward adv. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sky, heavens > [adverb] > towards to skyward1582 heavenward1626 heavenwards1643 skyward1655 skywards1755 heavenwardly1848 firmamentwards1886 skywardly1893 the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in upward direction > to the sky or air upc888 aloftc1175 to skyward1582 skyward1655 skywards1755 cloudward1817 starward1818 airward1820 zenithward1835 airwards1852 cloudwards1856 skywardly1893 1755 in B. Martin Misc. Corr. (1759) I. 199/2 O soar ye skywards all of Adam born. 1811 W. R. Spencer Poems 54 Skywards were spread his wings of feathery snow. 1853 E. S. Sheppard Charles Auchester I. 275 The smoke looked beautiful..as it swelled skywards. 1888 ‘J. S. Winter’ Bootle's Children ix. 60 Mrs. Landover's nose went sky-wards, and her short upper lip curled itself in the same direction. 1905 Pall Mall Mag. Dec. 756/1 Pamela turned her face skywards again. 1962 Flying Sept. 78/2 Throttle back and point the nose skywards. 2011 Guardian (Nexis) 17 Sept. (Travel section) 8 There comes a deafening roar from above and all eyes turn skywards. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1755
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