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downward
OXFORD DICTIONARY
downward, adv. & adj.
--adv. (also downwards) towards what is lower, inferior, less important, or later.
--adj. moving, extending, pointing, or leading downward.
--adv. (also downwards) towards what is lower, inferior, less important, or later.
--adj. moving, extending, pointing, or leading downward.
Derivative
downwardly adv.
THESAURUS
downward
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