I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: ass (IV) + backward
: ludicrously disordered : showing an arrangement grotesquely counter to the usual or workable
incompetents doing their work in an ass-backward way
II. adverb
or ass-backwards ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷
: in an ass-backward way
an inexperienced assistant filing everything ass-backward