backwards

Words with a similar base: backwards

'backwards'

[back.r.02] as in: at or to or toward the back or rear

Examples:
he moved back
tripped when he stepped backward
she looked rearward out the window of the car

'backwards'

[backward.r.02] as in: in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal

Examples:
it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege'
the child put her jersey on backward

Origins

					backwards (English)
├── -s (English)
│   ├── -es (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   │   └── -es (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -s (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── backward (English)
    └── abakward (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
        ├── -ward (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
        └── back (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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