Abackward

//əˈbæk.wəd// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Backward. archaic, not-comparable

Etymology

From Middle English abakward. Equivalent to aback (“rear”) + -ward (“toward”).

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