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backwardly

UK/ˈbækwədliː/US/ˈbækwɚdli/

backwardly adverb: in a backward direction.

Adverb

backwardly (comparative more backwardly, superlative most backwardly)

  1. In a backward direction.
    • Bowed backwardlye, recuruue.1552, Richard Huloet, Abcedarium Anglico Latinum

Antonyms of backwardly

Forms of backwardly

comparativemore backwardly
superlativemost backwardly

Origin of backwardly

From backward + -ly.

Questions about backwardly

What does backwardly mean?
Backwardly means in a backward direction.
What part of speech is backwardly?
Backwardly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce backwardly?
Backwardly is pronounced /ˈbækwɚdli/ (US).

Words near backwardly in the dictionary

  1. backwarded
  2. backwarder
  3. backwarders
  4. backwarding
  5. backwardism
  6. backwardly
  7. backwardmost
  8. backwardness
  9. backwardnesses
  10. backwards
  11. backwards and forwards

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