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backwards
/ ˈæə /
adverb
towards the rear
with the back foremost
in the reverse of usual order or direction
to or towards the past
into a worse state
the patient was slipping backwards
towards the point of origin
informalto make a special effort, esp in order to please
informalto understand completely
Example Sentences
He said the printing process was "highly complex and technical" with each letter arranged backwards and several pages printed on one sheet.
Public sector productivity has gone backwards since the pandemic.
Yes a whopping majority, but just 34% of the vote last summer, and they have gone a long way backwards since.
Said board member Tanya Ortiz Franklin: “This isn’t about keeping our community safe. This is about a backwards belief about who belongs and who should be pushed out, locked up and shut up.”
“Not only did they seem broadly unimpressive, but in some cases, they seemed like steps backwards.”
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