meaning of backward

1. Alt. of Backwards
2.
Directed to the back or rear; as, backward glances.
3.
Unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; loath.
4.
Not well advanced in learning; not quick of apprehension; dull; inapt; as, a backward child.
5.
Late or behindhand; as, a backward season.
6.
Not advanced in civilization; undeveloped; as, the country or region is in a backward state.
7.
Already past or gone; bygone.
8.
The state behind or past.
9.
To keep back; to hinder.


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