Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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backward | No | Yes | No | Yes |
archaicism | Yes | No | No | No |
backward (noun) | archaicism (noun) |
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the use of an archaic expression |
backward (adjective) | archaicism (adjective) |
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directed or facing toward the back or rear | |
(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature | |
retarded in intellectual development | |
having made less than normal progress |
backward (adverb) | archaicism (adverb) |
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in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal | |
in or to or toward a past time | |
at or to or toward the back or rear |