behindhandadv.adj.

/bɪˈhʌɪndhand/

Forms: Also 1500s–1600s behind the hand.

Etymology: < behind prep. + hand n., probably on the analogy of beforehand. Properly an adverb, but in common use as complement of the predicate, in ‘to be behindhand,’ where the distinction of adverb and adjective breaks down: hence sometimes attributively.

a. In arrear as to the discharge of one's liabilities, in a state of insolvency, in debt. (Const. with.)

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > insolvency > indebtedness > [adverb] > in arrears

in arrearagesa1325

behindc1375

in rerage (also in rerages)a1400

behindhand1530

in arrears1620

in arrear1621

back1875

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 423/2 I am behynde the hande as a man is that is fallen in pouerty.

1535 H. Latimer Let. in Serm. & Remains (1845) (modernized text) II. 367 He can tell you of more as far behindhand as he.

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 319^v Sore behynde hande in debte.

1618 H. Wotton in Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1685) 258 He was Poor and somewhat behind hand.

a1645 W. Browne tr. M. Le Roy Hist. Polexander (1647) i. v. 134 I finde my selfe behindehand with him more than I am able to pay him.

1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub ii. 73 Having run something behind-hand with the World.

1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 191. ⁋1 A cold which has..put me seventeen visits behind-hand.

b. In the position of a creditor, entitled to money which is in arrear.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > insolvency > indebtedness > [adverb] > entitled to money in arrears

behindhand1666

1666 S. Pepys Diary 19 Dec. (1972) VII. 414 Many..are ready to starve, they being five years behindhand for their wages.

2. Behind time, late, too late, ‘after the event’; out of date, behind the times.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [adverb] > late or too late

lateOE

behindc1330

overlatea1400

lately?1440

arrear1477

behindhandc1550

tarde1557

lateward1572

tardy1586

too-late1620

out of time1760

tardily1821

not before time1837

postponedly1851

about time1856

belatedly1896

c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xiv. 90 This vryting is cum ouer lait and behynd the hand.

1645 W. Lithgow Siege Newcastle (1820) 31 Scottish-men are aye wise behinde the hand.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 129. ¶5 A Justice of Peace's Lady, who was at least ten Years behindhand in her Dress.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. v. ii. 233 Folly is that wisdom which is wise only behindhand.

1875 R. Browning Aristophanes' Apol. 302 Am I perhaps behindhand—come too late.

a. In a state of backwardness, less advanced than others (in); ill provided or prepared (with).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > [adjective] > advanced towards completion > not

behindhand1542

hinderly1564

unadvanced1603

backward1693

hindward1869

the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [adverb] > in an advanced stage > not

behindc1200

behindhand1542

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 169 Leauyng me behynd hande in bountifulnesse.

1603 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Hist. Descr. Worlde 84 Vnfurnished of warre prouision..being exceedingly behind hand.

1701 W. Wotton Hist. Rome 285 Severus was not behind-hand in anything that had been customary.

1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey I. 140 Not to be behind hand in politeness.

1845 B. Disraeli Sybil I. ii. vi. 159 Ah! you were abroad at the time, and so you are behind hand.

1851 N. Hawthorne Snow Image (1879) 223 A whole class who were behindhand with their lessons.

b. In an incomplete state, unfinished.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > completing > non-completion > [adjective]

incompletec1380

rudea1387

imperfecta1398

occasionala1398

unperfecta1398

unperfecteda1513

uncompleted1513

imperfected1552

unfinished1553

unconsummate1609

half-baked1627

illaborate1631

inconsummatea1641

uncrowned1743

stickit1784

unconsummated1813

incompleted1836

behindhand1853

1853 F. W. Robertson Serm. 2nd Ser. vii. 101 Was there..something behindhand of Christ's sufferings remaining uncompleted?

4. attributive. Backward, tardy, hanging back.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > [adjective]

argha1000

slowOE

unwillyc1200

sweera1300

unfain1338

loathc1374

dangerousc1386

eschewc1386

squeamous1387

obstinate?a1439

unpresta1500

ill-willing?1520

evil-willing1525

untowards1525

untowarda1530

unwilling1533

strange1548

ill-willed1549

dainty1553

relucting1553

squeamish?1553

nicea1560

loathful1561

coyish1566

coy1576

unhearty1583

costive1594

unready1595

tarrowinga1598

undisposed1597

involuntary1598

backward1600

retrograde1602

unpregnant1604

scrupulous1608

unprone1611

refractory1614

behindhanda1616

nilling1620

backwards1627

shya1628

retractable1632

reluctant1638

loughta1641

tendera1641

unapt1640

uninclinable1640

unbeteaming1642

boggling1645

averse1646

indisposed1646

aversant1657

incomposed1660

disinclined1703

unobliging1707

unconsenting1713

uninclined1729

tenacious1766

disinclinable1769

ill-disposed1771

unaffectioned1788

scruplesomec1800

back-handed1817

sweert1817

tharf1828

backward in coming forward1830

unvoluntary1834

misinclined1837

squeamy1838

balky1847

retractive1869

grudging1874

tharfish1876

unwishful1876

safety first1917

a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) v. i. 150 Interpreters Of my behind-hand slacknesse.

†5. quasi-n. The state of being behind. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > [noun] > state of advancement towards completion > lack of

arrearage1576

backwardness1585

behindhanda1586

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. vi. sig. S1 He..inuaded Thessalia, & brought Dorilaus to some behind-hand of fortune.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Perdre pied, to..be driuen to a behind~hand.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	behindhand
释义	behindhandadv.adj. /bɪˈhʌɪndhand/ Forms: Also 1500s–1600s behind the hand. Etymology: < behind prep. + hand n., probably on the analogy of beforehand. Properly an adverb, but in common use as complement of the predicate, in ‘to be behindhand,’ where the distinction of adverb and adjective breaks down: hence sometimes attributively. 1. a. In arrear as to the discharge of one's liabilities, in a state of insolvency, in debt. (Const. with.) ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > insolvency > indebtedness > [adverb] > in arrears in arrearagesa1325 behindc1375 in rerage (also in rerages)a1400 behindhand1530 in arrears1620 in arrear1621 back1875 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 423/2 I am behynde the hande as a man is that is fallen in pouerty. 1535 H. Latimer Let. in Serm. & Remains (1845) (modernized text) II. 367 He can tell you of more as far behindhand as he. 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 319^v Sore behynde hande in debte. 1618 H. Wotton in Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1685) 258 He was Poor and somewhat behind hand. a1645 W. Browne tr. M. Le Roy Hist. Polexander (1647) i. v. 134 I finde my selfe behindehand with him more than I am able to pay him. 1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub ii. 73 Having run something behind-hand with the World. 1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 191. ⁋1 A cold which has..put me seventeen visits behind-hand. b. In the position of a creditor, entitled to money which is in arrear. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > insolvency > indebtedness > [adverb] > entitled to money in arrears behindhand1666 1666 S. Pepys Diary 19 Dec. (1972) VII. 414 Many..are ready to starve, they being five years behindhand for their wages. 2. Behind time, late, too late, ‘after the event’; out of date, behind the times. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [adverb] > late or too late lateOE behindc1330 overlatea1400 lately?1440 arrear1477 behindhandc1550 tarde1557 lateward1572 tardy1586 too-late1620 out of time1760 tardily1821 not before time1837 postponedly1851 about time1856 belatedly1896 c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xiv. 90 This vryting is cum ouer lait and behynd the hand. 1645 W. Lithgow Siege Newcastle (1820) 31 Scottish-men are aye wise behinde the hand. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 129. ¶5 A Justice of Peace's Lady, who was at least ten Years behindhand in her Dress. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. v. ii. 233 Folly is that wisdom which is wise only behindhand. 1875 R. Browning Aristophanes' Apol. 302 Am I perhaps behindhand—come too late. 3. a. In a state of backwardness, less advanced than others (in); ill provided or prepared (with). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > [adjective] > advanced towards completion > not behindhand1542 hinderly1564 unadvanced1603 backward1693 hindward1869 the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [adverb] > in an advanced stage > not behindc1200 behindhand1542 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 169 Leauyng me behynd hande in bountifulnesse. 1603 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Hist. Descr. Worlde 84 Vnfurnished of warre prouision..being exceedingly behind hand. 1701 W. Wotton Hist. Rome 285 Severus was not behind-hand in anything that had been customary. 1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey I. 140 Not to be behind hand in politeness. 1845 B. Disraeli Sybil I. ii. vi. 159 Ah! you were abroad at the time, and so you are behind hand. 1851 N. Hawthorne Snow Image (1879) 223 A whole class who were behindhand with their lessons. b. In an incomplete state, unfinished. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > completing > non-completion > [adjective] incompletec1380 rudea1387 imperfecta1398 occasionala1398 unperfecta1398 unperfecteda1513 uncompleted1513 imperfected1552 unfinished1553 unconsummate1609 half-baked1627 illaborate1631 inconsummatea1641 uncrowned1743 stickit1784 unconsummated1813 incompleted1836 behindhand1853 1853 F. W. Robertson Serm. 2nd Ser. vii. 101 Was there..something behindhand of Christ's sufferings remaining uncompleted? 4. attributive. Backward, tardy, hanging back. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > [adjective] argha1000 slowOE unwillyc1200 sweera1300 unfain1338 loathc1374 dangerousc1386 eschewc1386 squeamous1387 obstinate?a1439 unpresta1500 ill-willing?1520 evil-willing1525 untowards1525 untowarda1530 unwilling1533 strange1548 ill-willed1549 dainty1553 relucting1553 squeamish?1553 nicea1560 loathful1561 coyish1566 coy1576 unhearty1583 costive1594 unready1595 tarrowinga1598 undisposed1597 involuntary1598 backward1600 retrograde1602 unpregnant1604 scrupulous1608 unprone1611 refractory1614 behindhanda1616 nilling1620 backwards1627 shya1628 retractable1632 reluctant1638 loughta1641 tendera1641 unapt1640 uninclinable1640 unbeteaming1642 boggling1645 averse1646 indisposed1646 aversant1657 incomposed1660 disinclined1703 unobliging1707 unconsenting1713 uninclined1729 tenacious1766 disinclinable1769 ill-disposed1771 unaffectioned1788 scruplesomec1800 back-handed1817 sweert1817 tharf1828 backward in coming forward1830 unvoluntary1834 misinclined1837 squeamy1838 balky1847 retractive1869 grudging1874 tharfish1876 unwishful1876 safety first1917 a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) v. i. 150 Interpreters Of my behind-hand slacknesse. View more context for this quotation †5. quasi-n. The state of being behind. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > [noun] > state of advancement towards completion > lack of arrearage1576 backwardness1585 behindhanda1586 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. vi. sig. S1 He..inuaded Thessalia, & brought Dorilaus to some behind-hand of fortune. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Perdre pied, to..be driuen to a behind~hand. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adv.adj.1530
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