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downwardly
down·ward D0370300 (doun′wərd)adv. 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.adj. Directed toward a lower place or position: downward movement.
down′ward·ly adv.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | downwardly - spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward"down, downward, downwardsup, upward, upwardly, upwards - spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile" |
IdiomsSeedownwardly mobiledownwardly
Synonyms for downwardlyadv spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or positionSynonymsAntonyms |