Backward
adverb'bækwərd
Adjective
directed or facing toward the back or rear
“a backward view”
See also:RegressiveRetrospective(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
“a backward lover”
See also:Timidhaving made less than normal progress
“an economically backward country”
retarded in intellectual development
Similar:FeeblemindedHalf-wittedSlow-witted
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”
Similar:Backwardsin or to or toward a past time
“lovers of the past looking fondly backward”
Similar:Backat or to or toward the back or rear
“tripped when he stepped backward”
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