downhill

adj : sloping down rather steeply [syn: {declivitous}, {downward-sloping}]

n 1: the downward slope of a hill

2: a ski race down a trail

adv 1: toward a lower or inferior state; "your performance has been

going downhill for a long time now"

2: toward the bottom of a hill; "running downhill, he gained a

lot of speed"