backswept

English

Etymology

From back +‎ swept.

Adjective

backswept (comparative more backswept, superlative most backswept)

  1. Swept back.
    • 1955, Ian Fleming, “The Moonraker”, in Moonraker, London: Pan Books, published 1959, page 84:
      The shimmering projectile rested on a blunt cone of latticed steel which rose from the floor between the tips of three severely back-swept delta fins that looked as sharp as surgeons' scalpels.
    • 2009 February 19, Ruth La Ferla, “Sculpturing Strands”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 August 2025:
      “I love to be backstage and in the background,” she said as she slicked a dab of pomade into the model’s backswept hair.

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