behindhandness
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
behindhand + -ness
Noun[edit]
behindhandness (uncountable)
- The quality of being behindhand.
- 1880, Professor E. Stebbing, The British Journal of Photography:
- We are rather familiar with the behindhandness of our neighbour across the Channel […]
Synonyms[edit]
- belatedness, tardiness; see also Thesaurus:lateness