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laggard
(redirected from laggardly)

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lag·gard  (lgrd)
n.
One that lags; a straggler.
adj.
Hanging back or falling behind; dilatory. See Synonyms at slow.

laggard·ly adv.
laggard·ness n.

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
Noun1.laggardlaggard - someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
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
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"

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, workerfaul
laggard [ˈlægəd] n (old) → lento/a → tiratardi m/f inv
laggard [ˈlægəd] n (old) → lento/a → tiratardi m/f inv


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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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