Downward
King James Dictionary [1]
Downward, Downwards, adv. See Ward.
1. From a higher place to a lower in a descending course, whether directly toward the center of the earth, or not as, to tend downward to move or roll downwards to look downward to take root downwards. 2. In a course or direction from a head, spring, origin or source. Water flows downward toward the sea we sailed downward on the stream. 3. In a course of lineal descent from an ancestor, considered as a head as, to trace successive generations downward from Adam or Abraham. 4. In the course of falling or descending from elevation or distinction.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( adv.) Alt. of Downwards
(2): ( a.) Descending from a head, origin, or source; as, a downward line of descent.
(3): ( a.) Tending to a lower condition or state; depressed; dejected; as, downward thoughts.
(4): ( a.) Moving or extending from a higher to a lower place; tending toward the earth or its center, or toward a lower level; declivous.
