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downwardly

/ˈdaʊnwɝdɫi/ adv

In a downward direction

Word Origin Downward combines down with the directional suffix -ward (from Old English -weard 'toward'). Downwardly adds -ly to make it an adverb. The -ward suffix appears in forward, backward, upward, inward, outward, and awkward (originally 'turned the wrong way'). Down itself is from Old English dūne 'from the hill.'

adv In a downward direction

The elevator moved downwardly to the basement level.

(副词) 向下地；朝下地

电梯向下移动到了地下室层。

(adverbio) En dirección descendente; hacia abajo.

El ascensor se movió hacia abajo hasta el nivel del sótano.

(adverbe) vers le bas; en bas; descendant; à la baisse [Dans une direction descendante, vers le bas.]

L'ascenseur s'est déplacé downwardly jusqu'au niveau du sous-sol.

(Adverb) abwärts; nach unten; hinunter [In Richtung nach unten; abwärts gerichtet.]

Der Aufzug bewegte sich **downwardly** in das Untergeschoss.

(副詞) 下の方向に。下向きに。

エレベーターは地下階へと下向きに移動した。

(advérbio) para baixo; descendentemente; abaixo [Em uma direção para baixo.]

O elevador desceu até o nível do subsolo.

Synonyms: downwards down downward descendingly earthward Antonyms: upwardly upwards up upward

Related words

warden

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