backwards
Britishadverb
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towards the rear
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with the back foremost
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in the reverse of usual order or direction
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to or towards the past
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into a worse state
the patient was slipping backwards
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towards the point of origin
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informal to make a special effort, esp in order to please
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informal to understand completely
Example Sentences
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That’s exactly BACKWARDS: Under our Constitution, you’re innocent until proven guilty.”
From Washington Times • Mar. 31, 2023
From the gateway, This Moment, there runneth a long eternal lane BACKWARDS: behind us lieth an eternity.
From Thus Spake Zarathustra A book for all and none by Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm
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