Backwards

From Fresh Dictionary

English

Adjective

backwards

1. Oriented toward the back; reversed

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

2. (fig.): Behind current trends or technology.

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

Adverb

backwards

1. Toward the back.

   The cabinet toppled over backwards.

2. In the opposite direction of usual.

   The clock did not work because the battery was inserted backwards.

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