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Meanings of backwardness in English

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Lack of normal development of intellectual capacities.

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        Usage of backwardness in English
        1
        Economic backwardness was taken as holy simplicity; ignoble, craven subservience as piety.
        The Irish Times
        2
        EUFOR's intentional tech backwardness reminds me of the Aussies in East Timor.
        Wired
        3
        Come, princess. The two hurried away, leaving Henrietta to ponder her backwardness.
        Rakes and radishes
        4
        He began to thaw out, though he did not lose his backwardness.
        The Young Pitcher
        5
        I don't think tradition or any kind of backwardness should stop women.
        Radio NZ
        6
        He was too ashamed of his backwardness to ask any questions.
        The new yorker
        7
        If the Pump is a backward step, then I say good for backwardness.
        The Gods Themselves
        8
        China's weakness is not due wholly to backwardness in the arts and sciences.
        The Awakening of China
        9
        This event usually causes us to feel some backwardness in communication or travel.
        Ebony
        10
        But in decency, we cannot show any backwardness; it does not look well.
        A Siren
        11
        The consequences of this backwardness are very hurtful to their interests.
        The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860 / A Magazin...
        12
        The reasons for this relative backwardness are not hard to ascertain.
        A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1.
        13
        I'm sure Miss Melville will be quite shocked at your backwardness.
        Mr. Hogarth's Will
        14
        Nevertheless the backwardness of the colony was attributed to the Negro.
        The Negro
        15
        Typically, we start by attributing alternative explanations of AIDS to myths, ignorance and backwardness.
        The South African
        16
        Why should we violate our core values to attain parity in backwardness and intolerance?
        The Irish Times
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        Backwardness through the time
        Backwardness across language varieties
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