abackward

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word abackward. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word abackward, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say abackward in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word abackward you have here. The definition of the word abackward will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofabackward, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

From Middle English abakward. Equivalent to aback (rear) +‎ -ward (toward).

Pronunciation

Adverb

abackward (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Backward. [1]

References

  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abackward”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.