[1545–55; front + -ward]This word is first recorded in the period 1545–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: articulate, footprint, insurance, inversion, sweeten-ward is a native English suffix denoting spatial or temporal direction, as specified bythe initial element. Other words that use the affix -ward include: afterward, backward, seaward, toward
Examples of 'frontward' in a sentence
frontward
The mucosal epithelia in the oesophagus has longitudinal branched folds with frontward and hindmost zones.
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