extremely backward

Frequency: 6.83.5 per million words

used to strongly emphasize that something is less advanced

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  • Compared to modern cities, the remote village's infrastructure was extremely backward.
  • Some people still hold extremely backward views on gender equality.
  • In the 19th century, the region's economy was considered extremely backward.
  • Without investment, the country's education system risks becoming extremely backward.
  • The medical facilities in the war-torn area were extremely backward, lacking basic supplies.
  • To a modern observer, their political system seemed extremely backward and inefficient.
  • The company's data management processes were extremely backward, relying solely on paper records.
  • While the capital city flourished, many rural areas remained extremely backward.
  • His argument against renewable energy was seen by the panel as extremely backward.
  • The agricultural techniques used by the isolated tribe were extremely backward by modern standards.