Home
Search
Index
Definify.com
Webster
1913
Edition
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
)
In a backward direction.
1552,
Richard Huloet,
Abcedarium Anglico Latinum
Bowed backwardlye, recuruue.
Antonyms
forwardly
See also
downwardly
sidewardly
upwardly
Etymology
backward
+
-ly
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈbækwɚdli/
(
US
)
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈbækwədliː/
(
UK
)
Similar Results
Awkwardly
Backwards
Backward