downhill

down- +‎ hill

• (adjective, noun) IPA^(key): /ˈdaʊnˌhɪl/
• (adverb) IPA^(key): /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/
• Rhymes: -ɪl

downhill (comparative more downhill, superlative most downhill)

1. Down a slope.

   Because we got to the summit of the mountain, we could only go downhill from there.

   • 2006, Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma, The Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 388:

     I worked my way downhill, slip sliding in the mud along a steep embankment that followed a stream until it emptied into a creek.

• uphill

• go downhill

downhill (comparative further downhill, superlative furthest downhill)

1. Located down a slope or hill.
2. Going down a slope or a hill.
3. (by extension) Easy.
4. (by extension) Deteriorating, getting worse.

   After Don made those tasteless remarks, our relationship with him went downhill.

• "Easy" sense: comparative and superlative are usually made with more and most.
• "Deteriorating" sense: often used with the verb "go".

• uphill

downhill (countable and uncountable, plural downhills)

1. (uncountable) The fastest of the disciplines of alpine skiing.
2. (countable) A rapid descent of a hill in related sports, especially in alpine skiing.

downhill m (plural downhills)

1. downhill (skiing)