"frontwards" meaning in English

See frontwards in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more frontwards [comparative], most frontwards [superlative]
Etymology: From front + -wards. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|front|wards}} front + -wards Head templates: {{en-adj}} frontwards (comparative more frontwards, superlative most frontwards)
  1. Oriented towards the front.
    Sense id: en-frontwards-en-adj-eKcBCySr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -wards, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -wards: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0

Adverb

Forms: more frontwards [comparative], most frontwards [superlative]
Etymology: From front + -wards. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|front|wards}} front + -wards Head templates: {{en-adv}} frontwards (comparative more frontwards, superlative most frontwards)
  1. Towards the front. Related terms: w:Adverbial genitive
    Sense id: en-frontwards-en-adv-LqK8Lprr
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