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Backwardly

Backwardly \Back"ward*ly\, adv.

  1. Reluctantly; slowly; aversely. [Obs.]
    --Sir P. Sidney.

  2. Perversely; ill. [Obs.]

    And does he think so backwardly of me?
    --Shak.

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backwardly

adv. In a backward direction.

Usage examples of "backwardly".

The reference to the inappropriate surroundings made him feel inept and somehow backwardly uncouth.

The precinct building lights snapped to inverse colors every time I opened a door, and I tripped over backwardly shadowed stairs and my own feet three times trying to get to the front door.