abackward

English

Etymology

From aback (“rear”) +‎ -ward (“toward”)

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈbæk.wəd/
(General American) IPA^(key): /əˈbæk.wəd/

Adverb

abackward (not comparable)

(archaic) Backward. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350).]^[1]

References

↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 2

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