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downwardly

/dˈaʊnwɚdli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
down-ward-ly
IPA
/dˈaʊnwɚdli/
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a downward direction

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English downward Middle English -ly English -ly English downwardly From downward + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more downwardly (comparative) most downwardly (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

backwardly forwardly sidewardly upwardly

Synonyms

down downwards downward

Antonyms

upwardly

Questions

How do you pronounce downwardly?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˈaʊnwɚdli/.
What does downwardly mean?
In a downward direction
Where does downwardly come from?
Etymology tree English downward Middle English -ly English -ly English downwardly From downward + -ly.

How to pronounce downwardly

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