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downhill
[ adverb adjective doun-hil; noun doun-hil ]
adverb
- into a worse or inferior condition:
The business has been going downhill.
adjective
- going or tending downward on or as on a hill.
- free of problems or obstacles; easy:
After the initial setbacks on the project, it was downhill all the way.
- of or relating to skiing downhill.
noun
- a timed ski race on a steep slope in which competitors take the most direct route to the finish line following a course with relatively few turns and attaining very high speeds.
downhill
/ ˈ»å²¹ÊŠ²Ôˈ³óɪ±ô /
adjective
- going or sloping down
adverb
- towards the bottom of a hill; downwards
- go downhill informal.to decline; deteriorate
noun
- the downward slope of a hill; descent
- a competitive event in which skiers are timed in a downhill run
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Example Sentences
“It’s all downhill after you’ve done the WHCD. I mean, is there anything better than making the president of the United States laugh for fifteen minutes? I feel like I helped avert wars.â€
Said Dailey: “Definitely that factor we need that can get downhill and spray the ball out to shooters and find guys and push the ball up the court.â€
His heart sank as he followed the trail of bodily fluids about 60 yards downhill to the half-eaten remains of a newborn calf.
The challenge at this legendary tournament is as tricky as a downhill putt on 15.
From the flats of Pasadena, I drove uphill, into Altadena, with my heart going steadily downhill at each ashen block.
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