BACKWARD-LOOKING


Meaning of BACKWARD-LOOKING in English

also backward looking

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

...a stagnant, ~ culture...

= regressive, reactionary

? forward-looking

ADJ disapproval

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