In the direction of a grave or graveyard; toward the grave or death.
From 'graveward' plus '-s', forming an adverb (parallel to 'homewards,' 'afterwards'). The '-wards' ending is a directional marker common in British English.
British English loves the '-wards' adverb form while American English prefers '-ward,' making words like 'gravewards' distinctly nostalgic and literary.
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