Noah Webster
Backwardness
BACK'WARDNESS, noun Unwillingness; reluctance, dilatoriness, or dullness in action.
2. A state of being behind in progress; slowness; tardiness; as the backwardness of the spring.
BACK'WARDNESS, noun Unwillingness; reluctance, dilatoriness, or dullness in action.
2. A state of being behind in progress; slowness; tardiness; as the backwardness of the spring.