Word: dorsalward
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: dor
sal
ward
Definition: In a dorsal direction
Morphemes:
Affix: dorsal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dorsālis
Language: ML.
Decoded: dorsalis
Meaning: of or relating to the back
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.