Backward

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Backward

Backward : பின்புற, திருப்பப்பட்ட,மடமையுள்ள

Backward : திருப்பப்பட்ட,பின்னோக்கி,பின்புற,பின்புற,திருப்பப்பட்ட,மடமையுள்ள,மடமையுள்ள

Backward definition

Adverb. Alt. of Backwards

Adjective.

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

Noun. The state behind or past.

Intransitive verb. To keep back; to hinder.