downward
[ doun-werd ]
/ ˈdaʊn wərd /
adverb
Also down·wards.
from a higher to a lower place or condition.
down from a source or beginning: As the river flows downward, it widens.
from a past time, predecessor, or ancestor: The estate was handed downward from generation to generation.
adjective
moving or tending to a lower place or condition.
descending from a source or beginning.
Origin of downward
OTHER WORDS FROM downward
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British Dictionary definitions for downwards (1 of 2)
downwards
downward
/ (ˈdaʊnwədz) /
adverb
from a higher to a lower place, level, etc
from an earlier time or source to a later
from the Tudors downwards
British Dictionary definitions for downwards (2 of 2)
downward
/ (ˈdaʊnwəd) /
adjective
descending from a higher to a lower level, condition, position, etc
descending from a beginning
adverb
a variant of downwards