"sidewards" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more sidewards [comparative], most sidewards [superlative]
Etymology: From side + -wards. Compare Middle English syduardys (“sideways, obliquely”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|side|wards}} side + -wards, {{cog|enm|syduardys|t=sideways, obliquely}} Middle English syduardys (“sideways, obliquely”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} sidewards (comparative more sidewards, superlative most sidewards)
  1. Toward a side. Related terms: sideling, sidelong, sideway(s), sidewise
    Sense id: en-sidewards-en-adj-hnGY2E38 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -wards, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -wards: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sideward

Adverb

Forms: more sidewards [comparative], most sidewards [superlative]
Etymology: From side + -wards. Compare Middle English syduardys (“sideways, obliquely”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|side|wards}} side + -wards, {{cog|enm|syduardys|t=sideways, obliquely}} Middle English syduardys (“sideways, obliquely”) Head templates: {{en-adv}} sidewards (comparative more sidewards, superlative most sidewards)
  1. Toward a side.
    Sense id: en-sidewards-en-adv-hnGY2E38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sideward
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