backward
/bˈækwɝd/
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Definitions
Adjective
directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view"
Adjective
(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover"
Adjective Satellite
retarded in intellectual development
Adjective Satellite
having made less than normal progress; "an economically backward country"
Adverb
at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car"
Adverb
in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal; "it''s easy to get the `i'' and the `e'' backward in words like `seize'' and `siege''"; "the child put her jersey on backward"
Adverb
in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward"