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downwardly vs down

down vs downwardly

downwardly is not a noun while down is a noun.

downwardly is not an adjective while down is an adjective.

downwardly is not a verb while down is a verb.

downwardly and down both are adverbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
downwardly No No No Yes
down Yes Yes Yes Yes
As adverbs, downwardly and down are synonyms defined as:
  • downwardly and down: spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
Other synonyms of downwardly include downward, downwards.
downwardly (noun) down (noun)
(American football) a complete play to advance the football
soft fine feathers
fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
downwardly (adjective) down (adjective)
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
filled with melancholy and despondency
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
becoming progressively lower
not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
lower than previously
shut
being put out in a game of baseball
understood perfectly
downwardly (verb) down (verb)
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
bring down or defeat (an opponent)
drink down entirely
eat up completely, as with great appetite
cause to come or go down
shoot at and force to come down
downwardly (adverb) down (adverb)
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
away from a more central or a more northerly place
paid in cash at time of purchase
in an inactive or inoperative state
to a lower intensity
from an earlier time
Difference between downwardly and down

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