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downward
[ doun-werd ]
adverb
- Also Ƿɲw. 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.
downward
/ ˈ岹ʊԷə /
adjective
- descending from a higher to a lower level, condition, position, etc
- descending from a beginning
adverb
- a variant of downwards
Derived Forms
- ˈǷɲԷɲ, adverb
- ˈǷɲԷɲԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- Ƿɲw· adverb
- Ƿɲw·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
In the UK, the downward revision reflects the impact of tariffs, higher government borrowing costs, and weaker consumer spending as a result of higher bills and energy costs.
The number of police officers would continue on its gradual downward trajectory, with new hires failing to keep pace with attrition.
But housing construction has still been on a downward trajectory.
From around 2006 to 2010, a series of major business downturns, including a bankruptcy filing and several key lawsuits, led Kinkade into a downward spiral of troubling public behavior and substance abuse.
There have only been 24 crosses per game too, forming part of a major downward trend in the league over the past two decades - that figure was as high as 42 per game in 2003-04.
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