backward in coming forward in English

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          "word": "backward in coming forwards"
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          "word": "backwards in coming forward"
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        "not-comparable"
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  "word": "backward in coming forward"
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    },
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      "word": "backwards in coming forwards"
    }
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"backward in coming forward" meaning in English

Adjective