rückwärtsgewandt

German

Etymology

From rückwärts +‎ gewandt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʁʏkvɛʁtsɡəˌvant]
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  • Hyphenation: rück‧wärts‧ge‧wandt

Adjective

rückwärtsgewandt (strong nominative masculine singular rückwärtsgewandter, comparative rückwärtsgewandter, superlative am rückwärtsgewandtesten)

  1. (literally) looking backward, facing backward
  2. (figuratively) backward (Pertaining to a thought or value that is considered outdated.)

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