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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs backwind and backwash which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

backward
  1. (of motion) Pertaining to the direction towards the back.
  2. (of motion) Pertaining to the direction reverse of normal.
  3. Reluctant or unable to advance.
  4. Of a culture considered undeveloped or unsophisticated.
  5. Pertaining to a thought or value that is considered outdated.
  6. (cricket) On that part of the field behind the batsman's popping crease.
  7. (cricket) Further behind the batsman's popping crease than something else.
  8. (obsolete) Unwilling; averse; reluctant.
  9. Slow to apprehend; having difficulties in learning.
  10. Late or behindhand.
  11. (obsolete) Already past or gone; bygone.
  12. Synonyms:
      13. rearward, backwards, retrograde, reverse, back, averse, fromward, turned away, regressive, negative, retrogressive, downward, degenerative, downhill, for the worse, in the wrong direction, worsening, deteriorating, wasting, unprogressive, deleterious, underdeveloped, undeveloped, primitive, unsophisticated, developing, third world, uncivilized, disadvantaged, impoverished, poor, simple, lagging, caveman, uncivilised, crude, unrefined, benighted, godforsaken, slow-growing, preliterate, non-industrial, rude, rough-hewn, rough and ready, unindustrialized, rough … more
  13. Examples:
      14. “With a backward lunge, he threw himself clear of the closet, perhaps trying to shield her.”
      “He has never flinched, never buckled, never taken a backward step in defending the rights of our editors and journalists to find the news and report it in a fair and balanced way.”
      “It cannot be considered a backward culture, but rather has to be seen as a different culture.”
backwards
  1. Oriented toward the back.
  2. Reversed.
  3. (derogatory) Behind current trends or technology.
  4. Clumsy, inept, or inefficient.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. switched, back to front, mirror image, outdated, antiquated, archaic, dated, outmoded, fogyish, parachronistic, unprogressive, antediluvian, obsolete, primitive, old-fashioned, out of date, superannuated, outworn, prehistoric, medieval, old, fossilized, mossy, ancient, unfashionable, demoded, obsolescent, prehistorical, moribund, passé, bygone, mediaeval, neolithic, antique, rusty, anachronistic, Noachian, out, kaput, quaint, kaputt, defunct, square, past, superseded, vintage, creaky, mouldy, démodé, former … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “The backwards lettering on emergency vehicles makes it possible to read in the rear-view mirror.”
      “Modern medicine regards the use of leeches as a backwards practice.”
      “He may have been a backwards scholar, but he was a marvel on the athletics field.”
backwinded
  1. simple past tense and past participle of backwind
backwinding
  1. present participle of backwind
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