laggard (redirected from laggardly)

lag·gard  (lgrd)

n.

One that lags; a straggler.

adj.

Hanging back or falling behind; dilatory. See Synonyms at slow.

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laggard·ly adv.

laggard·ness n.

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laggard

Noun

a person who lags behind

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	laggard - someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind dawdler, lagger, trailer, poke, drone do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, bum - person who does no work; "a lazy bum" lingerer, loiterer - someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place slowcoach, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud, plodder - someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach" potterer, putterer - a person who putters about straggler, strayer - someone who strays or falls behind
Adj.	1.	laggard - wasting time dilatory, pokey, poky slow - not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth"

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laggard

noun straggler, lounger, lingerer, piker Austral., N.Z. (slang) snail, saunterer, loafer, loiterer, dawdler, skiver Brit. (slang) idler, slowcoach Brit. (informal) sluggard, bludger Austral., N.Z. (informal) slowpoke U.S., Canad. (informal)