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downward definition

down·ward (-wərd)

adverb, adjective

  1. toward a lower place, position, state, etc.
  2. from an earlier to a later time

Etymology: ME dounward < OE aduneweard: see down & -ward

Also downwards down′·wards

adverb

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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