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backasswards

adjective

Meaning

  1. Oriented backwards, particularly after a mishap.
  2. Hopelessly misguided; contrary to what is normal, expected, or logical; having taken the utterly wrong choice.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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