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upwardly

up·wardly

US/ˈʌpwɜrdli/ uncommon

adverb

1.

spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position

  • “look up!”
  • “the music surged up”
  • “the fragments flew upwards”
  • “prices soared upwards”
  • “upwardly mobile”
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Origin

From upward + -ly.

Phrases

  • upwardly mobile

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