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laggard - 4 dictionary results

lag⋅gard

[lag-erd]
–noun
1. a person or thing that lags; lingerer; loiterer.
–adjective
2. moving, developing, or responding slowly; sluggish; dilatory; backward.

Origin:
1695–1705; lag 1 + -ard


lag⋅gard⋅ness, noun
lag·gard   (lāg'ərd)   
n.  One that lags; a straggler.
adj.  Hanging back or falling behind; dilatory. See Synonyms at slow.
lag'gard·ly adv., lag'gard·ness n.

Laggard

Lag"gard\, a. [Lag + -ard.] Slow; sluggish; backward.

Laggard

Lag"gard\, n. One who lags; a loiterer.
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