- (adv.) By way of reflection; reflexively.
- (adv.) From a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame, from religion to sin.
- (adv.) Toward or in, past time or events; ago.
- (adv.) On the back or with the back downward.
- (adv.) With the back in advance or foremost; as, to ride backward.
- (adv.) In a contrary or reverse manner, way or direction; contrarily; as, to read backwards.
- (adv.) Toward the back; toward the rear; as, to throw the arms backward.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "backwards" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/backwards/definitions/1977845> |