assward

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adverb

Ass first; backward.

OriginProto-Germanic *wardaz ← Proto-Indo-European *wert- ← English ass →
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Meanings

adverbassward (comparative more assward, superlative most assward)

comparative more assward · superlative most assward

  1. CanadaUSinformalAss first; backward.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁órs-o-s
  2. Proto-Germanic*arsaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*ars
  4. Old Englishears
  5. Middle Englishars
  6. Englishass
  7. Proto-Indo-European*wert-
  8. Proto-Germanic*wardaz
  9. Englishassward

From ass + -ward.

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APA

assward. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assward

MLA

“assward.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assward. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “assward,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assward.

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