sternforemost

[ sturn-fawr-mohst, -fohr-or, especially British, -muhst ]

adverb

1. Nautical. with the stern foremost.
2. awkwardly; with difficulty.

sternforemost

/ ˈstɜːnˈfɔːməʊst /

adverb

1. nautical backwards

Word History and Origins

Origin of sternforemost¹

First recorded in 1830–40; stern ² + foremost