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adj
Of or pertaining to the downward or lower part of something; lower; bottom.
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adj
Lowly.
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adv
Downward.
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History
From Middle English nitherward, from Old English niþerweard (“downward, directed downwards, turned downwards”), equivalent to nether + -ward. Cognate with Dutch neerwaarts (“netherward”), German niederwärts (“netherward”).
