different between upward vs kirked
upward
English
Etymology
From Old English upweardes, equivalent to up +? -ward.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /??pw??(?)d/
- (UK) IPA(key): /??pw?(?)d/
Adverb
upward (comparative more upward, superlative most upward)
- In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- Looking inward, we are stricken dumb; looking upward, we speak and prevail.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- In the upper parts; above.
- Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over.
- From twenty years old and upward.
Synonyms
- cloudwards, up, upwards
Antonyms
- down, downwards
Derived terms
- upward of
- upwards of
Translations
Noun
upward (uncountable)
- (obsolete) The upper part; the top.
Adjective
upward (comparative more upward, superlative most upward)
- Directed toward a higher place.
Synonyms
- (toward a higher place): cloudward, upwards
Translations
Anagrams
- draw up, draw-up, updraw
upward From the web:
- what upward communication
- what upward means
kirked
English
Etymology
From Middle English kirked.
Adjective
kirked (comparative more kirked, superlative most kirked)
- (obsolete) Turned upward; bent.
Middle English
Etymology
Probably a Northern dialectal form of kroked (“crooked”), or perhaps a miswritten form. More at English crooked.
Adjective
kirked
- Turned upward, bent, crooked.
- c. 1370s. Unknown. The Romaunt of the Rose. 3135-8.
- Like sharp urchouns his here was growe,
- His eyes rede as the fire-glow;
- His nose frounced ful kirked stood,
- He com criand as he were woor,
- c. 1370s. Unknown. The Romaunt of the Rose. 3135-8.
Descendants
- English: kirked
References
kirked From the web:
- what does kirked mean
- what does kirked out mean
- what does kirked out
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