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{ Back"ward (&unr_;), Back"wards (&unr_;), } adv. [Back, adv. + -ward.] 1. With the back in advance or foremost; as, to ride backward.
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2. Toward the back; toward the rear; as, to throw the arms backward.
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3. On the back, or with the back downward.
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Thou wilt fall backward. Shak.
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4. Toward, or in, past time or events; ago.
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Some reigns backward. Locke.
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5. By way of reflection; reflexively. Sir J. Davies.
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6. From a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame, from religion to sin.
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The work went backward. Dryden.
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7. In a contrary or reverse manner, way, or direction; contrarily; as, to read backwards.
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We might have . . . beat them backward home. Shak.
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Back"ward, a. 1. Directed to the back or rear; as, backward glances.
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2. Unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; loath.
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For wiser brutes were backward to be slaves. Pope.
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3. Not well advanced in learning; not quick of apprehension; dull; inapt; as, a backward child. “The backward learner.” South.
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4. Late or behindhand; as, a backward season.
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5. Not advanced in civilization; undeveloped; as, the country or region is in a backward state.
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6. Already past or gone; bygone. [R.]
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And flies unconscious o'er each backward year. Byron.
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Back"ward, n. The state behind or past. [Obs.]
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In the dark backward and abysm of time. Shak.
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Back"ward, v. t. To keep back; to hinder. [Obs.]
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