Words · Common
backward
/ˈbækwɚd/ · 8 letters · 7 distinct letters
- adverb
at or to or toward the back or rear
he moved back
- adjective
directed or facing toward the back or rear
a backward view
- adverb
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'
- adjective
(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
a backward lover
- adjective
retarded in intellectual development