Meaning

6 senses
  1. (dated)Inferior, less advanced (compared with someone in something).

  2. (archaic)Late, tardy, overdue, behind (in accomplishing a task, etc.).

  3. (archaic)Not at the expected point of completion.

  4. (archaic)Behind (someone or something moving, a trend, etc.), lagging behind, not keeping up.

  5. (archaic)Behind in paying a debt; in arrears.

    behind schedule

  6. (archaic)Not having enough of, lacking (in something).

Origin

From behind + hand.

From behind + hand.

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Forms

more behindhand, most behindhand
Comparativemore behindhand Lesson
Superlativemost behindhand Lesson

regular

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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