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backward - directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view" |
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forward at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion"
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regressive opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state
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retrospective concerned with or related to the past; "retrospective self-justification"
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backswept,
sweptback used of hair
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cacuminal,
retroflex pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate
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converse,
reversed,
transposed turned about in order or relation; "transposed letters"
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inverse,
reverse reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
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rearward,
reverse directed or moving toward the rear; "a rearward glance"; "a rearward movement"
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receding
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reflexive,
self-referent referring back to itself
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regardant
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retracted drawn back and in; "a cat with retracted claws"
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retral,
retrograde at or near or toward the posterior
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retroflex,
retroflexed bent or curved backward
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returning,
reversive tending to return to an earlier state
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backward - retarded in intellectual development |
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feebleminded |
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retarded relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development; "providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded"
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archaicism,
archaism the use of an archaic expression
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backward - (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover" |
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forward at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion"
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timid showing fear and lack of confidence
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bashful,
blate disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful)
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backward - having made less than normal progress; "an economically backward country" |
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adynamic,
undynamic lacking strength or vigor
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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" |
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