Rearward Definition

rîrwərd
adverb
Backward; toward the rear.
Webster's New World
adjective
At, in, or toward the rear.
Webster's New World
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noun
Webster's New World
A rearward direction, point, or position.
American Heritage
The rear guard of an armed force.
American Heritage
The part that comes last or is situated in the rear; conclusion; wind-up.
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Origin of Rearward

  • Middle English rerewarde from Anglo-Norman rere behind (from Latin retrō re- in Indo-European roots) warde guard (of Germanic origin wer-3 in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • rear +"Ž -ward

    From Wiktionary

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