Word: sternward
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: stern
ward
Definition: Towards the stern, aft.
Morphemes:
Affix: stern
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Grim and forbidding in appearance.
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.