: being on the other and farther side : more remote
Examples of thither in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Adverb
Leonard is forced off his father's farm in a shocking incident and wanders hither and thither, becoming a slave to gypsies, a farmworker, a sailor, a diver and a horseman.—Dallas News, 20 Aug. 2019 In one of the film’s best running gags, the Arpels’ pet dachshund rushes hither and thither, joining the many stray dogs of the neighborhood and following them in and out of formal buildings.—Peter Cowie, WSJ, 27 Apr. 2018
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Word History
Etymology
Adverb
Middle English, from Old English thider; akin to Old Norse thathra there, Old English thæt that
First Known Use
Adverb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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