Backward meaning

directed or facing toward the back or rear

“a backward view”

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

“a backward lover”

retarded in intellectual development

having made less than normal progress

“an economically backward country”

at or to or toward the back or rear

“he moved back”

“tripped when he stepped backward”

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'”

“the child put her jersey on backward”

in or to or toward a past time

“set the clocks back an hour”

“never look back”