Definition of "Backward" :

adjective: directed or facing toward the back or rear

"A backward view."

adjective: (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature

"A backward lover."

adjective: having made less than normal progress

"An economically backward country."

adjective: retarded in intellectual development

adverb: in or to or toward a past time

"Lovers of the past looking fondly backward."

adverb: at or to or toward the back or rear

"Tripped when he stepped backward."

adverb: in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal

"It's easy to get the i' and the e' backward in words like seize' and siege'."