backward

adv. to the rear, to the back

adj. slow, retarded, late; turned to the rear; shy; hesitant, indecisive

"Left and right" redirects here. For the libertarian journal edited by Murray N. Rothbard, see Left and Right: A Journal of Libertarian Thought''. The most common relative directions are , , , , , and .No absolute direction corresponds to any of the relative directions. This is a consequence of the translational invariance of the laws of physics: nature, loosely speaking, behaves the same no matter what direction one moves. As demonstrated by the Michelson-Morley null result, there is no absolute inertial frame of reference.
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Adjective
1. directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view"
(antonym) forward
(similar) backswept, sweptback
(see-also) regressive
2. (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover"
(antonym) forward
(similar) bashful, blate
(see-also) timid
3. retarded in intellectual development
(synonym) feebleminded
(similar) retarded
Adverb
1. at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car"
(synonym) back, backwards, rearward, rearwards
(antonym) forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard
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"
(synonym) backwards
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"
(synonym) back
(antonym) ahead, forward

(v. i.)
To keep back; to hinder.
  

(n.)
The state behind or past.
  

(adv.)
Alt. of Backwards
  

(a.)
Unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; loath.
  

(a.)
Not well advanced in learning; not quick of apprehension; dull; inapt; as, a backward child.
  

(a.)
Not advanced in civilization; undeveloped; as, the country or region is in a backward state.
  

(a.)
Late or behindhand; as, a backward season.
  

(a.)
Directed to the back or rear; as, backward glances.
  

(a.)
Already past or gone; bygone.
  

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