Definition of Backward

Backward

1. Alt. of Backwards
2. Directed to the back or rear; as, backward glances.
3. Unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; loath.
4. Not well advanced in learning; not quick of apprehension; dull; inapt; as, a backward child.
5. Late or behindhand; as, a backward season.
6. Not advanced in civilization; undeveloped; as, the country or region is in a backward state.
7. Already past or gone; bygone.
8. The state behind or past.
9. To keep back; to hinder.