RhymeZone: backward definitions

Definitions of backward:

adjective: retarded in intellectual development
adjective: directed or facing toward the back or rear
Example: "A backward view"
adjective: (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
Example: "A backward lover"
adverb: in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal
Example: "It's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege'"
adverb: in or to or toward a past time
Example: "Lovers of the past looking fondly backward"
adverb: at or to or toward the back or rear
Example: "Tripped when he stepped backward"