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Backwardly

Back′ward-ly

,
adv.
1.
Reluctantly; slowly; aversely.
[Obs.]
Sir P. Sidney.
2.
Perversely; ill.
[Obs.]
And does he think so
backwardly
of me?
Shakespeare

Definition 2024


backwardly

backwardly

English

Adverb

backwardly (comparative more backwardly, superlative most backwardly)

  1. In a backward direction.
    • 1552, Richard Huloet, Abcedarium Anglico Latinum
      Bowed backwardlye, recuruue.

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