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ceilingward

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Facing or directed toward the ceiling.

not-comparable

Examples

“Noble's eyes flashed in a quick ceilingward glance⟳.”
“". . . Did you see⟳ what she upstairs had delivered today?" one woman huffed with a ceilingward glance⟳ and a dripping poke of her thumb in the vague direction of the Snooks.”
“Once again, my little attempt⟳ to charm her with humour was met with a ceilingward lifting of the eyebrows in finicky disapproval.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

cel-shaded celadon celastraceous Celebean Celebesian Celebic

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