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Adverb: backwards  bak-wurdz [N. Amer], bak-wûdz [Brit]
  1. At or to or toward the back or rear
    "he moved backwards"
    - back, backward, rearward, rearwards
     
  2. In a manner or 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

Encyclopedia: Backwards