adv.1. Down the slope of a hill.
2. Toward a lower or worse condition: The alcoholic's health went downhill fast.
adj. (doun
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1. Sloping downward; descending.
2. Sports Of, relating to, or constituting skiing down a slope: a downhill racer.
3. Marked by deterioration or worsening performance; worse: felt his best days were behind him and that his future could be downhill from now on.
4. Involving fewer challenges or less difficulty than before; easier: The worst is over—it's all downhill from here.
n.1. A downhill skiing race on a course without slalom gates.
2. A downward gradient; a descending slope.