BACKWARD-LOOKING


Meaning of BACKWARD-LOOKING in English

also backward looking

If you describe someone or something as backward-looking , you disapprove of their attitudes, ideas, or actions because they are based on old-fashioned opinions or methods.

...a stagnant, backward-looking culture...

= regressive, reactionary

≠ forward-looking

ADJ [ disapproval ]

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