Details of word BACKWARD

Definition of backward

adv. - Alt. of Backwards
a. - Directed to the back or rear; as, backward glances.
a. - Unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; loath.
a. - Not well advanced in learning; not quick of apprehension; dull; inapt; as, a backward child.
a. - Late or behindhand; as, a backward season.
a. - Not advanced in civilization; undeveloped; as, the country or region is in a backward state.
a. - Already past or gone; bygone.
n. - The state behind or past.
v. i. - To keep back; to hinder.

Word "backward" contains 8 letters : A A B C D K R W

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