downwardly mobile
The bird can be identified by its downwardly angled beak.
The downwardly directed gamma rays encounter denser layers of air.
The dentist should apply gentle pressure downwardly.
Expected visitor numbers have been downwardly revised for this year.
The country is in chaos, with a downwardly spiralling economy.
His legal team are attempting to persuade the judge to dismiss the case or at least amend the charges downwardly.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Moving downwards
base jumping
cascade
descend
descent
drop/fall/sink like a stoneidiom
fall
fall down
flop
go down
nosedive
parachute
plumb
post-dive
pronate
pronation
put something/someone down
rain
rain (something) down
stone
touch

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