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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
- 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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