Definitions for towardly

towardly to·ward·ly

Spelling: [tawrd-lee, tohrd-]
IPA: /ˈtɔrd li, ˈtoʊrd-/

Towardly is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 248 anagrams from letters in towardly (adlortwy).

Definitions for towardly

adjective

  1. apt to learn; promising.
  2. docile; tractable.
  3. propitious; seasonable.

Origin of towardly

First recorded in 1475-85; toward + -ly

Examples for towardly

He was as fond as most boys of the mythical tales, “and for that I was accounted to be a towardly boy.”

But it is surprising, in apt and towardly youth, how much there is to commend in the first essays.

My son Johnny was at the grammar school, and a towardly child.

Stow in his Annals, calleth him, a most valiant and towardly Gentleman.

Docile and towardly during his seven- or nine-mile stage, he refused to perform more than his allotted task.

Honest traders, thrifty lads, they are rubbing on't; towardly boys, every one strives to lie nearest the mistress.

I found him at present, of touchstone, with the countenance of a towardly brat, sleeping ill through indigestion.

My son Johnny, named so after his uncle, was at the grammar-school, and a towardly child.

Word Value for towardly
Scrable

15

Words with friends

15

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