# fromward

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Turned away; averse.
2. Leaning or listing away from; distant from; on the right-hand side; on the opposite side.

## Etymology
From Middle English fromward, framward, from Old English framweard (“about to depart, departing, doomed to die; with his back turned”, adjective) and framweardes (“away from”, adverb), equivalent to from + -ward. Compare froward.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fromward