backwards

Meanings

Adjective

  • Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.

Adverb

  • Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.

Origin

  • From backward + -s. See also -s.
  • From Middle English bakwardis, bakwardis, a variant of Middle English bakwarde, bakward. Equivalent to backward + -s.

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