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单词 towardly
释义 toward·ly
I. adverb
Etymology: Middle English, from toward (I) + -ly (adverb suffix)
archaic : in a towardly manner: as
 a. : promisingly
  < my scholars go towardly forward — Thomas Morley >
 b. : docilely, obligingly
  < our friends will not behave towardly — William Penn >
II. adjective
Etymology: toward (I) + -ly, adjective suffix
1. archaic : likely to be favorable : advantageous, propitious
 < choose a towardly hour — Athenaeum >
2. : developing favorably : promising
 < a child of towardly parts for her age — Jonathan Swift >
3.
 a. obsolete : easily managed : docile, obliging
 b. : favorably disposed : pleasant, affable
  < she was very towardly and lenient in her behavior; she led him on to make pleasantries, and then applauded him — R.L.Stevenson >
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