UPWARD

Definitions of upward in various dictionaries:

adj - directed up

adj - extending or moving toward a higher place

adv - spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position

adv - to a later time

In, to, or toward a higher place, level, or position: flying upward.

Toward a higher position in a hierarchy or on a socioeconomic scale: a young executive moving upward fast.

To or toward the source, origin, or interior.

Toward the head or upper parts: bare from the waist upward.

Toward a higher amount, degree, or rank: Prices soared upward.

Directed toward a higher place or position: upward movement.

adv - toward a higher place or position [adv] : UPWARDLY