earthward, adv. and a.
(ˈɜːθwəd)
A. adv. Towards the earth. Also fig.
| c 1440 Gesta Rom. xc. 413 (Add. MS.) The Fadre loked to the Erthward, and fownde a peny. 1646 W. Jenkyn Remora 28 Shall we run with the swiftnes of the Roe earthward, and go a dull Asses trot heavenward? 1880 Daily Tel. 4 Nov., The..outpourings of smoke..sink earthward. |
B. as adj.
| 1870 M. D. Conway (title), The Earthward Pilgrimage. |