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Definition of -ward
1. Suffix. Forming adverbs denoting course or direction to, or motion or tendency toward, as in "backward", "toward", "forward", etc. ¹
2. Suffix. Forming adjectives, as in "a backward look", "the northward road", etc; used even by speakers who usually use ''-wards'' for adverbs. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of -ward
-un- -ure -uret -uretic -urgy -uria -valent -ve -verse -vi- | -ville -vir- -vore -vorous -wad -ward (current term) -wards -ware -ways -wich | -wide -wise -worthy -x -xeny -xi- -xizu- -xor -y |