meaning of downward
1.  Alt.  of Downwards
2.  Moving or extending from a higher to a lower place; tending toward the earth or its center, or toward a lower level; declivous. 
3.  Descending from a head, origin, or source; as, a downward line of descent. 
4.  Tending to a lower condition or state; depressed; dejected; as, downward thoughts. 
5.  extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; "the down staircase"; "the downward course of the 
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Related Words
downward | downward closed | downward-sloping | downwardly | downwards |
