Definition of Towardliness

1. n. The quality or state of being towardly; docility; tractableness.

Definition of Towardliness

1. Noun. The state or quality of being towardly. ¹

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Definition of Towardliness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Towardliness

tow bar
tow bars
tow car
tow haired
tow truck
tow trucks
towable
towage
towages
towall
towalls
toward
toward land
toward the sea
towardliest
towardliness (current term)
towardlinesses
towardly
towardness
towardnesses
towards
towaway
towaways
towbar
towbars
towboat
towboats
towed
towel
towel-horse

Literary usage of Towardliness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Life of Sir Thomas More by Cresacre More (1828)
"This dutifulness of the ghostly child to so rare a father made Colet also admire this young man's towardliness, so that this doctor would profess ..."

2. The Confessions of St. Augustine by Augustine, Thomas, Edward Bouverie Pusey, William Benham (1909)
"... because I seemed to him kind, and learned; and I him, for his great towardliness to virtue, which was eminent enough in one of no greater years. ..."

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