downcurved

Sloping in descent

Downcurved describes something that curves downward.

The term appears most often in descriptions of birds' beaks: the downcurved bill of a curlew.

It also applies to horns, branches, or any feature that bends toward the ground rather than upward or straight out.

shape

arc

Curved line segment

  • crescentCurved sickle-like arc
  • hookCurved catching device
  • beakHorny avian mouthpart

swoop · concave · bow · sickle · scimitar · talon · claw · frown · droop · sag

trajectory

descent

Downward slope or lineage

  • plungeSudden steep descent
  • diveHeadfirst water entry
  • dipBrief immersion or condiment

swoop · nosedive · drop · fall · decline · downswing · arc · parabola · glide · stoop

posture

slouch

Drooping, lazy posture

  • stoopSmall entry porch
  • hunchUnproven inner sense
  • slumpExtended period of decline

droop · bow · bend · sag · wilt · deflate · hang · dip · sink · lower

Opposites
curvature direction

downcurvedupcurved

Bent in ascending arc

upturned · upswept · recurved · uptilted · turned-up

linearity

downcurvedstraight

Not curved or crooked

linear · unbent · flat · uncurved

Family

down, curve, curved, curving, curves, curvy, curvature, curvilinear, downer

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