usward

adverb

us·​ward

ˈəswə(r)d

: toward us

bending usward with memorial urns the most high Muses … weep

—A. C. Swinburne

the Lord … is long-suffering to usward

—2 Peter 3:9 (Authorized Version)

Word History

Etymology

Middle English (to) usward, from to + us + -ward

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