backwards

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbækwɜːdz/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbækwɝdz/ Hyphenation: back‧wards === Etymology 1 === From backward +‎ -s. See also -s (“used in the formation of certain adverbs: backwards, downwards, inwards, etc.”). ==== Adjective ==== backwards (comparative more backwards, superlative most backwards) Synonym of backward; see usage notes there. ===== Derived terms ===== ass-backwards backwards-compatible backwardsness === Etymology 2 === From Middle English bakwardis, bakwardis, a variant of Middle English bakwarde, bakward (“backward”). Equivalent to backward +‎ -s. Compare Saterland Frisian bäkove (“backwards”). ==== Adverb ==== backwards (comparative more backwards, superlative most backwards) Synonym of backward; see usage notes there. ===== Derived terms ===== ass-backwards look as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 3 === An inflection. ==== Verb ==== backwards third-person singular simple present indicative of backward === Anagrams === drawbacks, draws back, sdrawkcab