<p><strong>Adverb</strong></p><ul><li>downward.</li><li>from a higher to a lower place or condition.</li><li>down from a source or beginning: As the river flows downward, it widens.</li><li>from a past time, predecessor, or ancestor: The estate was handed downward from generation to generation.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>moving or tending to a lower place or condition.</li><li>descending from a source or beginning.</li></ul>