BACKWARD

(adj.) directed or facing toward the back or rear
"a backward view"
(adj.) (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
"a backward lover"
(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"
synonyms : back
(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"
synonyms : back , backwards , rearward , rearwards
(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"
synonyms : backwards
(adj.) having made less than normal progress
"an economically backward country"
(adj.) retarded in intellectual development
synonyms : feebleminded , half-witted , slow-witted

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