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backwardness noun

  • The state of being backward.
 изостаналост, назадничавост

backward adjective

  /ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)d/ , /ˈbækwɚd/
  • Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.
 изостанал
  • Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
 назад, обратно
  • (often in negative constructions) Reluctant or unwilling to advance or act; shy.
 назадничав
  • Situated toward or at the rear of something.
  • (chess) Of a pawn, further behind than pawns of the same colour on adjacent files and unable to be moved forward safely.
 старомоден

backward adverb

  /ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)d/ , /ˈbækwɚd/
  • In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
 назад
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