Backwardly

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Backwardly \Back"ward*ly\, adv.
     1. Reluctantly; slowly; aversely. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.
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     2. Perversely; ill. [Obs.]
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              And does he think so backwardly of me? --Shak.
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