Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or quality of being backward.
- noun Bashfulness; shyness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state of being backward.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state of being
backward . - noun
reluctance .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
Etymologies
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Examples
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A well delineated picture of conflict between widely disparate civilizations, with a reminder that backwardness is not the same as stupidity.
Quotes of the Day 2009
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A well delineated picture of conflict between widely disparate civilizations, with a reminder that backwardness is not the same as stupidity.
Bastiat Updated 2009
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A well delineated picture of conflict between widely disparate civilizations, with a reminder that backwardness is not the same as stupidity.
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A well delineated picture of conflict between widely disparate civilizations, with a reminder that backwardness is not the same as stupidity.
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A well delineated picture of conflict between widely disparate civilizations, with a reminder that backwardness is not the same as stupidity.
Theater 2009
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A well delineated picture of conflict between widely disparate civilizations, with a reminder that backwardness is not the same as stupidity.
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A well delineated picture of conflict between widely disparate civilizations, with a reminder that backwardness is not the same as stupidity.
Immigration 2010
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A well delineated picture of conflict between widely disparate civilizations, with a reminder that backwardness is not the same as stupidity.
Clunk, Clunk, Clunk 2009
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A well delineated picture of conflict between widely disparate civilizations, with a reminder that backwardness is not the same as stupidity.
Hugo Bound 2009
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A well delineated picture of conflict between widely disparate civilizations, with a reminder that backwardness is not the same as stupidity.
Stromata Blog: 2009
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