Webster's English Dictionary

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backward

1. back.ward or back.wards \-w*rd\ \-w*rdz\ av 1a: toward the back  1b: 
   with the back foremost  2a: in a reverse or contrary direction or way  2b: 
   toward the past  2c: toward a worse state 
2. backward aj 1a: directed or turned backward  1b: done or executed 
   backward  archaic  2: situated toward the back  3: DIFFIDENT, SHY  4: 
   retarded in development  - back.ward.ly av
3. backward n : the part behind or past