What does towardly mean?
Towardly means Promising, propitious..
Towardly
/ˈtəʊ(w)ədli/ · adjective
Meaning
Promising, propitious..
Example Sentences
What wants there to such a towardly and pregnant soile, but wise and faithfull labourers, to make a knowing people, a Nation of Prophets, of Sages, and of Worthies.
My Son Johnny, named ſo after his Uncle, was at the Grammar School, and a towardly Child. My daughter Betty (who is now well married, and has Children) was then at her Needle-Work.
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Word Forms
- more towardly
- most towardly
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What wants there to such a towardly and pregnant soile, but wise and faithfull labourers, to make a knowing people, a Nation of Prophets, of Sages, and of Worthies.
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