Backwards

adjective

/ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)dz/

Word Frequency: 4.2

Definitions

1.adjectiveOriented toward the back.

"The battleship had three backwards guns at the stern, in addition to the primary complement."

2.adjectiveReversed.

"The backwards lettering on emergency vehicles makes it possible to read in the rear-view mirror."

3.adjectiveBehind current trends or technology.

"Modern medicine regards the use of leeches as a backwards practice."

4.adjectiveClumsy, inept, or inefficient, especially in learning.

"He was a very backwards scholar, but he was a marvel on the football field."

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