Answer: descending

AnswerCrossword Clue
DESCENDING"Orpheus ...," Tennessee Williams' latest.
DESCENDINGPATRONIZING
descendingMake a sudden attack on
descendingMake an unexpected and typically unwelcome visit to
descendingBe a blood relative of (a specified, typically illustrious ancestor)
descendingDESCEND, to come down
descendingMove down (a slope or stairs)
descending(of an asset) Pass by inheritance, typically from parent to child
descendingCome or go down a scale, esp. from the superior to the inferior
descending(of sound) Become lower in pitch
descendingAct in a specified shameful way that is far below one's usual standards
descending(of stairs, a road or path, or a piece of land) Be on a slope or incline and extend downward
descendingMove or fall downward
descending(of a situation or group of people) Reach (a state considered undesirable or shameful)
descending(of a feeling or atmosphere) Develop suddenly and be felt throughout a place or by a person or group of people
descending(of night or darkness) Begin to occur