Word: backward
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: back
ward
Definition: Acting or moving oppositely to the desired direction of progress.
Morphemes:
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Moving or operating backward.
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.