blate vs backward

blate and backward both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
blate	No	Yes	Yes	No
backward	No	Yes	No	Yes

blate (adjective)	backward (adjective)
disposed to avoid notice	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

blate (verb)	backward (verb)
cry plaintively

blate (adverb)	backward (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