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Etymology edit

backward +‎ -ly

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backwardly (comparative more backwardly, superlative most backwardly)

  1. In a backward direction.
    • 1552, Richard Huloet, Abcedarium Anglico Latinum
      Bowed backwardlye, recuruue.

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