downward

(-wərd)

adverb, adjective

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

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

Also downwards

adverb

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See downward in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adverb or down·wards (-wərdz)
  1. In, to, or toward a lower place, level, or position: floating downward.
  2. Toward a lower position in a hierarchy or on a socioeconomic scale: slid downward into poverty.
  3. Toward the feet or lower parts: clothed from the waist downward.
  4. Toward a lower amount, degree, or rank: stocks plummeted downward.
  5. From a prior source or earlier time: passed downward through the ages.
adjective
Directed toward a lower place or position: downward movement.

Related Forms:

  • downˈward·ly adverb

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