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phoneward en · ADV

Etymology

From phone + -ward.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, rare) Towards a telephone.
    • "Dionne, one: I am seriously regretful over last night's lapse," I said, turning my head phoneward. 1997, H. B. Gilmour, Cher and Cher alike:
    • The pet book produced, the librarian again starts phoneward, but is waylaid by the president of the student council. 1947, Lucile Foster Fargo, The library in the school:
    • In the meantime Ivor had already skated phoneward across the parquetry to hear what Nina Lecerf or some other neighbor wanted. 1974, Vladimir Nabokov, Look at the harlequins!: