Uk English Meaning of backward

backward

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Definitions and Meaning of backward in English

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backward (a)

directed or facing toward the back or rear

(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature

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backward (s)

retarded in intellectual development

having made less than normal progress

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backward (r)

at or to or toward the back or rear

in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal

in or to or toward a past time

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backward (adv.)

Alt. of Backwards

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backward (a.)

Directed to the back or rear; as, backward glances.

Unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; loath.

Not well advanced in learning; not quick of apprehension; dull; inapt; as, a backward child.

Late or behindhand; as, a backward season.

Not advanced in civilization; undeveloped; as, the country or region is in a backward state.

Already past or gone; bygone.

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backward (n.)

The state behind or past.

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backward (v. i.)

To keep back; to hinder.

FAQs About the word backward

backward

directed or facing toward the back or rear, (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature, retarded in intellectual development, having made les

Back‌,backwards,rearward,anticlockwise,astern,counterclockwise,Left-handed,retrograde,reversely,Stern foremost

ahead,along,forward,forwards,on,before,forwards,onwards,onwards

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