definition of
backwards

[1] #1 backwards r. [back, backward, rearward, rearwards] at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car". wn

[2] #2 backwards r. [backward] in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal; "it's easy to get the 'i' and the 'e' backward in words like 'seize' and 'siege'"; "the child put her jersey on backward". wn