downward
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down·ward
(doun'wərd) 
adv. or down·wards (-wərdz)
Directed toward a lower place or position: downward movement.
downwardly down'ward·ly adv.
adv. or down·wards (-wərdz)
- In, to, or toward a lower place, level, or position: floating downward.
- Toward a lower position in a hierarchy or on a socioeconomic scale: slid downward into poverty.
- Toward the feet or lower parts: clothed from the waist downward.
- Toward a lower amount, degree, or rank: stocks plummeted downward.
- From a prior source or earlier time: passed downward through the ages.
Directed toward a lower place or position: downward movement.
downwardly down'ward·ly adv.
Fowler's Modern English Usage:
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downward, downwards
The only form for the adjective is downward (in a downward direction), but downward and downwards are both used for the adverb, with a preference for downwards in British English:
She ferreted in her bag; then held it up mouth downwards—Virginia Woolf, 1922
Every time he looked downward he grew dizzy—J. M. Coetzee, 1983
It would be unacceptable if the quality of life went downwards—Aberdeen Evening Express, 2004.
| downstairs, downsize, downmarket | |
| dozen, drachm, drachma |
Roget's Thesaurus:
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Downward
Dansk (Danish)
adv. - nedad
adj. - nedadrettet, nedadgående
idioms:
- downward compatible kompatibel med tidligere versioner
Français (French)
adv. - vers le bas, de haut en bas, en bas, en dessous
adj. - vers le bas, en bas, qui descend en pente, baissé (le regard), (fig) qui mène à la ruine, tendance à la baisse (Bourse)
idioms:
- downward compatible (Comput) qui a une compatibilité descendante
Deutsch (German)
adj. - abwärts
adv. - abwärts, herunter, nieder
idioms:
- downward compatible Kompatibel mit einer vorherigen Version
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πτωτικός, κατηφορικός, κατερχόμενος
adv. - προς τα κάτω, (και) παρακάτω, (και) επέκεινα
idioms:
- downward compatible (Η/Υ) συμβατός με απλούστερα συστήματα
Italiano (Italian)
discendente
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - descendente
adv. - para baixo
Русский (Russian)
спускающийся, направленный вниз
Español (Spanish)
adv. - hacia abajo, empezando por..., bajo
adj. - hacia abajo, descendente
idioms:
- downward compatible compatible con versiones anteriores
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sluttande
adv. - nedåt
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
向下, 往后推移地, 日趋没落地, 向下的
idioms:
- downward compatible 下向兼容
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 向下, 往後推移地, 日趨沒落地
adj. - 向下的
idioms:
- downward compatible 下向相容
한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 아래로, ~이래로
adj. - 아래로 내려가는, 쇠락하여, ~ 이후의
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 下方への, 下り坂の
adv. - 下方へ, 落ち目になって, これまで, …以来
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) منحدر, متحدر من أصل أو مصدر (ظرف) نزولا, الى الأسفل
עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - כלפי מטה
adj. - יורד, מידרדר
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