adv by way of reflection; reflexively.
2. backwards ·adv on the back, or with the back downward.
3. backwards ·adv toward, or in, past time or events; ago.
4. backwards ·adv with the back in advance or foremost; as, to ride backward.
5. backwards ·adv toward the back; toward the rear; as, to throw the arms backward.
6. backwards ·adv from a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame, from religion to sin.
7. backwards ·adv in a contrary or reverse manner, way, or direction; contrarily; as, to read backwards.