Adverb: backwards bak-wurdz [N. Amer], bak-wûdz [Brit]
- In a manner, order or direction the reverse of normal
"it's easy to get the 'i' and the 'e' backwards in words like 'seize' and 'siege'";
- backward
- At or to or toward the back or rear
"he moved backwards";
- back, backward, rearward, rearwards
Encyclopedia: Backwards