Word: shortward
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: short
ward
Definition: Near, or oriented towards the short part of a structure
Morphemes:
Affix: short
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Not distant in time; near at hand.
Affix: -ward
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming adverbs denoting course or direction to, or motion or tendency toward, as in "backward; toward; forward", etc.