up·ward  (ŭp'wərd) 
adv.
or up·wards (-wərdz)
In, to, or toward a higher place, level, or position: flying upward. Toward a higher position in a hierarchy or on a socioeconomic scale: a young executive moving upward fast. To or toward the source, origin, or interior. Toward the head or upper parts: bare from the waist upward. Toward a higher amount, degree, or rank: Prices soared upward. Toward a later time or age: from adolescence upward.
adj. Directed toward a higher place or position: upward movement.
up'ward·ly adv. |
