backwater
/ˈbækˌwɔtər/
adjective
- Isolated, stagnant, or behind the times.
- They moved away from the backwater village to find better opportunities.
- The backwater economy relied entirely on subsistence farming.
- Her backwater upbringing made it hard to adjust to city life.
noun
- A part of a river not reached by the current, where the water is still or stagnant.
- The backwater was full of lily pads and frogs.
- After the flood, the backwater remained for weeks.
- We paddled our canoe into a quiet backwater to watch the birds.
- A place or situation that is isolated, stagnant, or behind the times, especially in terms of culture, technology, or progress.
- That small town was considered a cultural backwater until the new university opened.
- The company's IT department was a backwater, still using outdated software.
- He felt trapped in a backwater job with no chance of advancement.
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