a directed or facing toward the back or rear
a backward view
a (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
a backward lover
s retarded in intellectual development
s having made less than normal progress
an economically backward country
r at or to or toward the back or rear
tripped when he stepped backward
r 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' the child put her jersey on backward
r in or to or toward a past time
lovers of the past looking fondly backward