Definition of downwardly in English English dictionary
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward"
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward"
If you refer to a downward trend, you mean that something is decreasing or that a situation is getting worse. The downward trend in home ownership is likely to continue. upward