self-referent vs backward

self-referent and backward both are adjectives.

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

self-referent (adjective)	backward (adjective)
referring back to itself	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

self-referent (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