upward

I. adverb or upwards Date: before 12th century 1. a. in a direction from lower to higher <

the kite rose upward

> b. (1) toward the source (as of a river) (2) toward the interior (as of a region) c. in a higher position <

held out his hand, palm upward

> d. in the upper parts ; toward the head ; above <

from the waist upward

> 2. toward a higher or better condition or level <

young lawyers moving upward

> 3. a. to an indefinitely greater amount, figure, or rank <

from $5 upward

> b. toward a greater amount or higher number, degree, or rate <

attendance figures have risen upward

> 4. toward or into later years <

from youth upward

> II. adjective Date: 15th century 1. directed toward or situated in a higher place or level ; ascending 2. rising to a higher pitch • upwardly adverb • upwardness noun