backward
/ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)d/ · noun
Meaning
- The state behind or past.
- (of motion) In the direction towards the back.
- (of motion) In the direction reverse of normal.
- Reluctant or unable to advance.
- Of a culture: undeveloped or unsophisticated.
- Outdated.
- On that part of the field behind the batsman's popping crease.
- (of motion) In the direction towards the back; backwards
- 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.
Etymology / origin
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