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Upwardly Definition & Meaning

upwardly
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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What does upwardly mean?
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"
What part of speech is upwardly?
Upwardly is an adverb.

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