frontward

or front·wards

[ fruhnt-werd ]

adverb
  1. in a direction toward the front.

Origin of frontward

1
First recorded in 1545–55; front + -ward

Words Nearby frontward

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How to use frontward in a sentence

  • A back rest would throw one forward in a frontward lurch, and give no support in case of a backward one.

    Sand Doom | William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • Over and over he went, sometimes backward and sometimes frontward, and sometimes sideways.

    Uncle Wiggily's Adventures | Howard R. Garis