Noah Webster
Onward
ON'WARD, adverb [Latin versus.]
1. Toward the point before or in front; forward; progressively; in advance; as, to move onward
Not one looks backward, onward still he goes.
2. In a state of advanced progression.
3. A little further or forward.
ON'WARD, adjective
1. Advanced or advancing; as an onward course.
2. Increased; improved.
3. Conducting; leading forward to perfection.