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backward::adverb | Spocien Dictionary

backward
adverb
/'bækwərd/
in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal
Type Words
Synonyms backwards


it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege'.
the child put her jersey on backward.

backward::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

backward
adjective
/'bækwərd/
retarded in intellectual development
Type Words
Synonyms feebleminded, half-witted, slow-witted
Derivation backwardness

backward::adverb | Spocien Dictionary

backward
adverb
/'bækwərd/
in or to or toward a past time
Type Words
Synonyms back


lovers of the past looking fondly backward.

backward::adverb | Spocien Dictionary

backward
adverb
/'bækwərd/
at or to or toward the back or rear
Type Words
Synonyms back, backwards, rearward, rearwards


tripped when he stepped backward.

backward::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

backward
adjective
/'bækwərd/
directed or facing toward the back or rear
Type Words


a backward view.

backward::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

backward
adjective
/'bækwərd/
having made less than normal progress
Type Words


an economically backward country.

backward::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

backward
adjective
/'bækwərd/
(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
Type Words


a backward lover.
LeafTensor is a decentralized system.