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laggard(dictionary)

laggard (iou)



laggard adjective, noun, & verb. E18.
[from LAG verb2 + -ARD.]
A. adjective. Lagging behind, hanging back, loitering, slow. E18.
T. Williams While love made her brilliant,..it made me laggard and dull.
b. noun. A person who lags behind; a lingerer, a loiterer. E19.
C. verb intrans. Hang back, loiter. M19.
laggardly adjective having the character or spirit of a laggard; hesitant, slow: M20.
laggardly adverb (rare) in a slow or hesitant manner M19.
laggardness noun M19.