neckward

English

Etymology

From neck +‎ -ward.

Adverb

neckward (not comparable)

1. Towards the neck.
   • 2012, April Schwartz, Longings and Shortcomings (page 11)

     Every time she passed him, her eyes strayed imperceptibly to take in more of the designs encircling his forearms, designs which almost wholly covered his skin from a bit above his wrists, making their way up and over his biceps, continuing neckward and under the openings of his wrinkled short sleeve guayabera, the pleated, four-pocketed shirt beloved by Latinos, though he was no Latino.