thither
thither Lexical Profile
thither Game Scores & Validity
• adverb
To or toward that place; away from the speaker toward a specified destination (now archaic or literary except in the phrase 'hither and thither').
"Autumn leaves were blown hither and thither across the courtyard by the gusting wind."
• adjective
Situated on the farther or more distant side; remoter (used only before a noun).
"The explorers set up camp on the thither bank of the wide river."
Word Nuance & Usage
In contemporary English, 'thither' is largely archaic or literary, surviving mainly in the fixed idiom 'hither and thither' (meaning 'here and there' or 'in various directions'). Historically, it formed a directional trio with 'hither' (to here) and 'whither' (to where).
• Rhymes for thither
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'þider' ('to that place'), derived from the demonstrative base of 'that' plus a Proto-Germanic directional suffix akin to the one found in 'hither' and 'whither'.