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downward

1. down.ward also down.wards \'dau.n-w*rd\ \-w*rdz\ av 1a: from a higher 
   place to a lower  1b: toward a direction that is the opposite of up  2: 
   from a higher to a lower condition  3a: from an earlier time  3b: from an 
   ancestor or predecessor 
2. downward aj 1: moving or extending downward  2: descending from a head, 
   origin, or source  - down.ward.ly av