laggard

[ lag-erd ]
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noun

  1. a person or thing that lags; lingerer; loiterer.

adjective

  1. moving, developing, or responding slowly; sluggish; dilatory; backward.

Origin of laggard

1
First recorded in 1695–1705; lag1 + -ard

Other words from laggard

  • lag·gard·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for laggard

laggard

/ (ˈlæɡəd) /

noun

  1. a person who lags behind

  2. a dawdler or straggler

adjective

  1. rare sluggish, slow, or dawdling

Derived forms of laggard

  • laggardly, adverb
  • laggardness, noun

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