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behindhandness

behindhandness noun: the quality of being behindhand.

Noun

behindhandness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being behindhand.
    • We are rather familiar with the behindhandness of our neighbour across the Channel[…]1880, Professor E. Stebbing, The British Journal of Photography

Synonyms of behindhandness

Origin of behindhandness

From behindhand + -ness.

Questions about behindhandness

What does behindhandness mean?
Behindhandness means the quality of being behindhand.
What part of speech is behindhandness?
Behindhandness is a noun.

Words near behindhandness in the dictionary

  1. behinded
  2. behinder
  3. behinders
  4. behindest
  5. behindhand
  6. behindhandness
  7. behindness
  8. behinds
  9. behine
  10. behither
  11. Behl

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