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laggard [ˈlægəd] n 1. a person who lags behind 2. a dawdler or straggler adj
Rare sluggish, slow, or dawdling laggardly adv laggardness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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) a reputation as a technological laggard in the personal-computer area Translations laggard [ˈlægəd] N (= having fallen behind) → rezagado/a m/f; (= idler) → holgazán/ana m/f laggard n (= sb who has fallen behind) → Nachzügler(in) m(f); (= idler) → Trödler(in) m(f); he is a laggard in love (liter, hum) → er ist nicht so stürmisch adj student, worker → faul How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Aware of the island's laggardly progress during the boom years of the 70s, several massive engineering projects were initiated to build a series of bridges to link Shikoku to Honshu. The positive, as far as trainer Bob Baffert was concerned, was McCarron, named to replace David Flores after Golden Eagle Farm-owned General Challenge ran a laggardly 10th in the Breeders' Cup Classic at Gulfstream Park to lose any chance for Horse of the Year. If I had to predict, I'd say that sales will be a bit laggardly through the summer, and will very slowly pick up steam in the fall, leading up to a somewhat stronger Christmas than last year. |
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