backwardly
/ˈbækwɚdli/adverb
backwardly is spelled B-A-C-K-W-A-R-D-L-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, backwardly means “In a backward direction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in backwardly?
| Letters | 10: B-A-C-K-W-A-R-D-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is backwardly?
Backwardly appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce backwardly?
- US /ˈbækwɚdli/
- UK /ˈbækwədliː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of backwardly
- more backwardly comparative
- most backwardly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does backwardly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a backward direction.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does backwardly come from?
From backward + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).