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downward

/ˈdaʊnwɚd/ adjective B1
  1. Moving, sloping or oriented down. · He spoke with a downward glance.
  2. Located at a lower level.
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“You can, indeed, when the arrow lights point downward on somebody’s head.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 34 · C1
“He never lost his grip; but he got it butt downward for a moment too long.
The Valley of Fear, p. 97 · C1
With a sob she hastily discarded her garments, put on the skimpy nightgown and sprang into bed where she burrowed face downward into the pillow and pulled the clothes over her head.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 35 · C1
Marilla found Anne face downward on her bed, crying bitterly, quite oblivious of muddy boots on a clean counterpane.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 68 · C1

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