1. Adverb
Alt. of Backwards
2. Adjective
Directed to the back or rear; as, backward glances.
3. Adjective
Unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; loath.
4. Adjective
Not well advanced in learning; not quick of apprehension; dull; inapt; as, a backward child.
5. Adjective
Late or behindhand; as, a backward season.
6. Adjective
Not advanced in civilization; undeveloped; as, the country or region is in a backward state.
7. Adjective
Already past or gone; bygone.
8. Noun
The state behind or past.
9. Verb
To keep back; to hinder.
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