whitherward

Or whith·er·wards

[hwith-er-werd, with-]

adverb

Archaic.

1. toward what place; in what direction.

whitherward

/ ˈwɪðəwəd /

adverb

1. archaic,  in which direction

Word History and Origins

Origin of whitherward¹

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; whither, -ward

Example Sentences

I felt him directing my looks to what I beheld, shaping my thoughts whitherward they went; but it pleased him to remain invisible.

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Messire, whitherward is the stable?

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So he pursued his way till night descended upon him, and still he drove ever forward, he knew not whitherward.

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Your own mind, in common with the sages of all time, long brooded over the idea, and oftentimes have you exclaimed, in agony and dismay—Whitherward!

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"Whitherward, indeed!" exclaimed I, aloud, shuddering at the sepulchral sound of my voice.

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