laggardly

[lag-erd-lee]

lag·gard·ly

[lag-erd-lee]
adverb
1.
in the manner of a laggard.
adjective
2.
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or being a laggard: He behaved in a laggardly fashion.

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Laggardly is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

Origin:
1825–35; laggard + -ly
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laggard (ˈlæɡəd)
 
n
1.  a person who lags behind
2.  a dawdler or straggler
 
adj
3.  rare sluggish, slow, or dawdling
 
'laggardly
 
adv
 
'laggardness
 
n

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