evenward

English

Etymology

From even (“evening”) +‎ -ward.

Adverb

evenward (comparative more evenward, superlative most evenward)

  1. Toward evening; toward eventide.
    • 1903, Godfrey Egremont, Verse:
      Heavily The day dragged evenward ere left of all The throng that late had battled with the Dane, A wretched skin-clad remnant, wounded sore, Stood 'mid a heap of slaughtered friends, [...]

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