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Grammar : Noun
Spell : bak-werd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæk wərd



Definition of backwardness

Origin :
  • 1580s, from backward + -ness.
  • noun underdevelopment
  • noun shyness
Example sentences :
  • Anne had no backwardness in believing now, the deed was so exactly Lydia's.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • The backwardness of England in education used to make him wring his hands.
  • Extract from : « War Letters of a Public-School Boy » by Paul Jones.
  • He scarcely shares my hopes, but he shows no signs of backwardness.
  • Extract from : « Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. » by Charles James Lever
  • No latsummes (backwardness, reluctance) was in him when once fully set.
  • Extract from : « In Convent Walls » by Emily Sarah Holt
  • On his side there is no backwardness now; on hers no coyness, no mock modesty.
  • Extract from : « The Death Shot » by Mayne Reid
  • But we must recognize that their backwardness is not wholly due to prejudice.
  • Extract from : « Introduction to the Science of Sociology » by Robert E. Park
  • But the chief difficulty in the way was the backwardness of McClernand.
  • Extract from : « Recollections of the Civil War » by Charles A. Dana
  • (For age may qualify, though not excuse, The backwardness of these,) able young men!
  • Extract from : « The Plays of Philip Massinger » by Philip Massinger
  • She observed his backwardness, and commanded him to attend her.
  • Extract from : « Rasselas » by Samuel Johnson
  • The infrequency of their appearance marks the lateness and backwardness of our spring.
  • Extract from : « Palmetto-Leaves » by Harriet Beecher Stowe

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