Usually means: Incorrectly done; opposite of intended.
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  1. ass-backward: Merriam-Webster
  2. ass-backward, ass-backward: Collins English Dictionary
  3. ass-backward: Wordnik
  4. ass-backward: Wiktionary
  5. ass-backward: Merriam-Webster

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▸ adjective:  Alternative spelling of ass-backwards [(colloquial) Oriented backwards, particularly after a mishap.]

Similar:
backassward, back-assward, bass-ackward, bassackwards, back-handed, upsidedown, swept-back, halfassed, assholeish, sickass, more...

Opposite:
straightforward, logical, sensible, rational

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Similar:
backassward, back-assward, bass-ackward, bassackwards, back-handed, upsidedown, swept-back, halfassed, assholeish, sickass, more...

Opposite:
straightforward, logical, sensible, rational



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