What does "upward" mean?
Upward: In the upper parts; above. Dagon his name, sea monster, upward man, And down ward fish. Milton.
Additional senses
- 2.Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over. From twenty years old and upward. Num. i.
- 3.Upward of, or Upwards of, more than; above. I have been your wife in this obedience Upward of twenty years. Shak.
- 4.Directed toward a higher place; as, with upward eye; with upward course.
- 5.The upper part; the top. [Obs.] From the extremest upward of thy head. Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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