retrorse

As a noun terms

is .

As an adjective retrorse is

bent backward or downward.

Retrorsely is a related term of retrorse.

As an adverb retrorsely

is in a retrorse fashion.

As an adjective retrorse is

bent backward or downward.

As adjectives the difference between downward and retrorse

is that downward is moving or sloping down while retrorse is bent backward or downward.

As an adverb downward

is toward a lower level, whether in physical space, in a hierarchy, or in amount or value.

As adjectives the difference between backward and retrorse

is that backward is (of motion) pertaining to the direction towards the back while retrorse is bent backward or downward.

As an adverb backward

is (of motion) in the direction towards the back; backwards.

As a noun backward

is the state behind or past.