BACKWARD
backward
Noun
- The state behind or past.
Adjective
- Pertaining to the direction towards the back.
- They left without a backward glance.
- Pertaining to the direction reverse of normal.
- The occasional backward movement of planets is evidence they revolve around the sun.
- Reluctant or unable to advance.
- Of a culture considered undeveloped or unsophisticated.
- Pertaining to a thought or value that is considered outdated.
- On that part of the field behind the batsman's popping crease.
- Further behind the batsman's popping crease than something else.
- Unwilling; averse; reluctant.
- Slow to apprehend; having difficulties in learning.
- a backward child
- Late or behindhand.
- a backward season
- Already past or gone; bygone.
Adverb
- In the direction towards the back; backwards
- to walk or ride backward; to throw the arms backward
- Toward, or in, past time or events; ago.
- By way of reflection; reflexively.
- From a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame, from religion to sin.
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