Pastward

adj, adv

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Into the past; moving backwards in time.

    "The real problem is that a true Wellsian time machine would run into itself. The time machine on its pastward journey just after you flip the switch and the time machine sitting there just before you flip the switch will run into each other […]"

Adverb
  1. 1
    Into the past; moving backwards in time. not-comparable

Example

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"The real problem is that a true Wellsian time machine would run into itself. The time machine on its pastward journey just after you flip the switch and the time machine sitting there just before you flip the switch will run into each other […]"

Etymology

From past + -ward.

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