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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
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Towardliness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Towardliness
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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