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thither
[thith-er, thith-]
adverb
Also thitherward thitherwards. to or toward that place or point; there.
adjective
on the farther or other side or in the direction away from the person speaking; farther; more remote.
thither
/ ˈðɪðə, ˈðɪðəwəd /
adverb
obsoleteto or towards that place; in that direction
the flowers and music which attract people thither
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of thither1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
With the improvement of means of communication, transportation gradually lost its penal character, while the injury done to the country by the exile of criminals thither is annually increasing.
Upon learning of a red snowfield in the Swiss Alps, the American Naturalist reported that a Mr. Shuttleworth “betook himself thither” with his microscope and declared the color due to tiny animalcules.
The humor is sporadic, hinging mostly on slapstick-style depictions of body parts being flung hither and thither.
She figured that since her job seemed to consist of taking trays hither and thither she would be expected to take the empty breakfast setting back to the kitchen.
A required national policy has, in typical fashion, devolved to the local level, directed hither and thither by the waves of passivity the media can generate by exaggerating crime and violence.
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