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Downwards

//ˈdaʊnwədz// adv

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Towards a lower place; towards what is below. not-comparable

    "Gravity pulls everything downwards."

  2. 2
    Towards something which is lower in order, smaller, inferior, etc. not-comparable

    "After the rise in oil prices, the economy headed downwards."

Adverb
  1. 1
    spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position wordnet

Etymology

From down + -wards.

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