winterward adjective 2adverb 1forms 2 adjective2 •Approaching winter or during the approach of winter;Oh, dear God, how lovely this flower, this strange youngness is the last-born wilding of the winterward grass. — 1944 •Becoming wintry.It had a dying sweetness, a funereal majesty, a winterward regret. — 1939 adverb1 •Toward winter.After the sunny week, when Nellie Crane had her custard pies, the weather turned a sharp corner — back winterward. — 1876 formsmore winterward · most winterward