downhill
/ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Down a slope.
adv
So as to deteriorate or get worse.
adj
Located towards or at the bottom of a slope or hill.
adj
Going down a slope or a hill.
adj
Easy.
adj
Characterized by a style of running with a low center of gravity.
Example Sentences
- "Because we got to the summit of the mountain, we could only go downhill from there."
- "I worked my way downhill, slip sliding in the mud along a steep embankment that followed a stream until it emptied into a creek."
- "After Don made those tasteless remarks, our relationship with him went downhill."
- "Moraines are found at the downhill end of a glacier."
- "This year's race is on a downhill course."
- "It was nearly all downhill into Shrewsbury, with two intermediate stops, and a grand sequence of long curves around which Soult nuzzled her way with a quick side-to-side action."
Etymology
From down- + hill.
Usage
Inflected Forms
further downhill (comparative)
farther downhill (comparative)
furthest downhill (superlative)
farthest downhill (superlative)
downhills (plural)
downhills (present, singular)
downhilling (participle, present)
downhilled (participle, past)
downhilled (past)