bass-ackward

adverb (or adjective)

bass-ack·ward | \ ¦bas-¦a-kwərd sometimes in NE ¦bäs-\

variants: or bass-ackwards \ ¦bas-¦a-kwərdz sometimes in NE ¦bäs- \

Definition of bass-ackward

: in a backward or inept way

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The first known use of bass-ackward was in 1884

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