adjectiveaidiacht1primitivecúlántaadj3cmuthe place is very backwardtá an áit an-seanaimseartha, tá an áit i bhfad ar gcúl2offensivemaslachhaving learning difficultieslagintinneachoffensivemaslachadj1cmumallintinneachoffensivemaslachadj1cmushe was a bit backward at schoolbhí deacrachtaí foghlama beaga aici ar scoil3to the rearsiaradjcmuar gcúlcmui do dhiaidhshe looked backwardd'amharc sí siar, d'fhéach sí ina diaidh, bhreathnaigh sí taobh thiar di4in opposite directionsiaradjcmuar gcúlcmubackward motiongluaiseacht ar gcúl5toward the pastsiaradjcmua backward look at historysúil siar ar an stair6making sth worseit was a backward step for the countrycéim siar a bhí ann don tír, céim ar gcúl a bhí ann don tír7hesitanthe wasn't backward in expressing his opinionní raibh leisce ar bith air a bharúil a thabhairt, ní raibh aon drogall air a thuairim a chur in iúl8sportspórtin cricketlaistiar den gheaitín