laggard
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adjective \ˈla-gərd\Definition of LAGGARD
See Examples of LAGGARD
- <I hate being stuck behind laggard motorists on the freeway.>
First Known Use of LAGGARD
1702
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- Synonyms
- crawling, creeping, dallying, dawdling, dilatory, dillydallying, dragging, slow, lagging, languid, leisurely, poking, poky (or pokey), sluggish, snaillike, snail-paced, tardy, unhurried
- Antonyms
- barreling, bolting, breakneck, breathless, brisk, careering, dizzy, fast, fleet, flying, hasty, hurrying, lightning, meteoric, quick, racing, rapid, rocketing, running, rushing, scooting, scudding, scurrying, snappy, speeding, speedy, swift, warp-speed, whirling, whirlwind, whisking, zipping
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2laggard
nounDefinition of LAGGARD
: one that lags or lingers
Examples of LAGGARD
- The company has been a laggard in developing new products.
- <tried to spur on the laggards at the back of the line during the hike>
First Known Use of LAGGARD
1705
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