starward

English

Etymology

star +‎ -ward

Adverb

starward (not comparable)

1. Toward the stars.

Coordinate terms

• earthward
• heavenward
• moonward
• sunward

Related terms

• reach for the stars

Adjective

starward (not comparable)

1. Leading or pointing toward the stars.

   Synonym: starbound

   • 1992, Vernor Vinge, A Fire Upon the Deep, 1st edition, New York: Tor, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 212:

     They were still indoors in the old-fashioned way, but the view. . . . They were on the starward side of the arc.