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
- “abackward” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.