Word Meaning

backwards definition and meaning

adv. Alt. of Backwards
a. Directed to the back or rear; as, backward glances.
a. Unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; loath.
a. Not well advanced in learning; not quick of apprehension; dull; inapt; as, a backward child.
a. Late or behindhand; as, a backward season.
a. Not advanced in civilization; undeveloped; as, the country or region is in a backward state.
a. Already past or gone; bygone.
n. The state behind or past.
v. i. To keep back; to hinder.
adv. With the back in advance or foremost; as, to ride backward.
adv. Toward the back; toward the rear; as, to throw the arms backward.
adv. On the back, or with the back downward.
adv. Toward, or in, past time or events; ago.
adv. By way of reflection; reflexively.
adv. From a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame, from religion to sin.
adv. In a contrary or reverse manner, way, or direction; contrarily; as, to read backwards.

Crossword clues for backwards

- Rearward
- In reverse
- In reverse order