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Downwardly   /dˈaʊnwərdli/   Listen
Downwardly

adverb
1.
Spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position.  Synonyms: down, downward, downwards.  "Rode the lift up and skied down" , "Prices plunged downward"






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"Downwardly" Quotes from Famous Books



... distinct might trace The sharp black ridgy outlines left Unburned like network—then, each cleft The fire had been sucked back into, Regorged, and out its surging flew Furiously, and night writhed inflamed, Till, tolerating to be tamed No longer, certain rays world-wide Shot downwardly. On every side, Caught past escape, the earth was lit; As if a dragon's nostril split And all his famished ire o'erflowed; Then as he winced at his lord's goad, Back he inhaled: whereat I found The clouds into vast pillars bound, Based on the corners of the earth Propping the ...
— An Introduction to the Study of Browning • Arthur Symons



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