Word: toward
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: to
ward
Definition: Yielding, pliant; docile; ready or apt to learn; not froward.
Morphemes:
Affix: to
Language: en
PoS: Preposition
Meaning: Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: to
Language: enm
Decoded: to
Meaning: to
Affix: -ward
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming adjectives, as in "a backward look; the northward road", etc; used even by speakers who usually use -wards for adverbs.