netherward adjective 2adverb 1forms 2 adjective2 •Of or pertaining to the downward or lower part of something; lower; bottom. •Lowly.But celestial imperiousness, love, wrath, and fervour, had proved to be somewhat thrown away on netherward Egdon. — 1878 adverb1 •Downward. formsmore netherward · most netherward