backward

1. adv. Alt. of Backwards Source: opted

2. a. Directed to the back or rear; as, backward glances. Source: opted

3. a. Unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; loath. Source: opted

4. a. Not well advanced in learning; not quick of apprehension; dull; inapt; as, a backward child. Source: opted

5. a. Late or behindhand; as, a backward season. Source: opted

6. a. Not advanced in civilization; undeveloped; as, the country or region is in a backward state. Source: opted

7. a. Already past or gone; bygone. Source: opted

8. n. The state behind or past. Source: opted

9. v. i. To keep back; to hinder. Source: opted

10. adj. directed or facing toward the back or rear Source: wordnet

11. adj. (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature Source: wordnet

12. adj. retarded in intellectual development Source: wordnet

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