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Definition of BACKWARD
Pronunciation : BACKWARD

Adjective : BACKWARD

Source:WordNet 3.1

  • 1. (

    ) directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view" ;

  • 2. (

    ) (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover" ;

  • 4. (

    ) having made less than normal progress; "an economically backward country" ;

Adverb : BACKWARD

Source:WordNet 3.1

  • 2. (

    ) 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" ;

  • 3. (

    ) in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward" ;


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