Speakur

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backward in coming forward

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables
back-ward in -com-ing -for-ward
IPA
47
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

shy; reluctant to share one's views

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

backward in coming forwards (alternative) backwards in coming forward (alternative) backwards in coming forwards (alternative)

Questions

What does backward in coming forward mean?
shy; reluctant to share one's views

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