What does "upwards" mean?
Upwards: 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.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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