BACKWARDS
/ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)dz/ Scrabble 21 Words With Friends 23
Definition
- adverb at or to or toward the back or rear.
— synonyms: back, backward, rearward, rearwards
- adverb in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal.
— synonyms: backward
Examples
- “The battleship had three backwards guns at the stern, in addition to the primary complement.”
- “The backwards lettering on emergency vehicles makes it possible to read in the rear-view mirror.”
- “Modern medicine regards the use of leeches as a backwards practice.”
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