as in slowly
at a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected
some students laggardly wandered in to class, obviously dreading the upcoming quiz
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slowly
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Only after my release in 2010 did the full topology of the invisible city begin to reveal itself to me—slowly, then all at once.—
Kian Tajbakhsh,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2025 -
And while small waves can move as slowly as 5 miles per hour, tsunamis in the middle of the Pacific Ocean reach speeds of 600 miles per hour.—
Skylar Knight,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
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“Laggardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laggardly. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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