Word: backwards
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: back
wards
Definition: alternative form of "backward"; see usage notes there.
Morphemes:
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Adverb
Meaning: So as to reverse direction and return.
Affix: -ward
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming adverbs denoting course or direction to, or motion or tendency toward, as in "backward; toward; forward", etc.
Affix: -s
Language: en
Meaning: adverbial