Definitions
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'”
adverb
at or to or toward the back or rear
“tripped when he stepped backward”
adjective
directed or facing toward the back or rear
“a backward view”
adjective
having made less than normal progress
“an economically backward country”
adjective
marked by a retiring nature
“a backward lover”
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