backward vs self-referent

backward and self-referent both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
backward	No	Yes	No	Yes
self-referent	No	Yes	No	No

backward (adjective)	self-referent (adjective)
directed or facing toward the back or rear	referring back to itself
(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
retarded in intellectual development
having made less than normal progress

backward (adverb)	self-referent (adverb)
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