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Definition of downwardly adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

downwardly

adverb
 
/ˈdaʊnwədli/
 
/ˈdaʊnwərdli/
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  1. towards a lower level
    • The sales figures will have to be downwardly revised.
    • people who have lost their jobs and are downwardly mobile (= moving towards a lower social position)
    compare upwardly mobileTopics Change, cause and effectc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDownwardly is used with these adjectives:
    • mobile
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