zenithward

adverb

ze·​nith·​ward

variants or zenithwards

-dz

: toward the zenith

a ray of everlasting light … that had shot itself zenithward

—Thomas Carlyle

Word History

Etymology

zenith entry 1 + -ward or -wards

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