backwards

adj

1. Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.

adv

1. Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.

   “The length of the stoppages could not well be reduced; indeed, they are already too short if we are to believe the tale now current of a wandering Jew sort of passenger—a lady of advanced years who can only alight from a train backwards. Every time she begins to get out a porter rushes up crying "Hurry up, ma'am; train's going!"—and pushes her in again!”

   “My train back is a Class 800 bi-mode. These are not too bad, except for their awful seats - compared with the seats on the HST, they are a step backwards.”

verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of backward