downward UK /ˈdaʊnwəd/US /ˈdaʊnwɚd/adverb 3adjective 2 adverb3 •Toward a lower level, whether in physical space, in a hierarchy, or in amount or value.His position in society moved ever downward.Prices have drifted downward in recent weeks. •At a lower level.Dagon his Name, Sea Monster, upward Man / And downward Fish […] — 1667 •Southward.If we turn to the New World, we find that among the American Indians, from the Eskimo of Alaska downward to Brazil and still farther south, homosexual customs have been very frequently observed. — 1927 adjective2 •Moving, sloping or oriented down.He spoke with a downward glance. •Located at a lower level.[…] often revolving itself under the earth, [the river] flows into the more downward parts of Tartarus. — 1793
