laggardly

at a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected some students laggardly wandered in to class, obviously dreading the upcoming quiz Synonyms slow, leisurely, pokily, slowly, sluggishly, tardilyRelated Words carefully, cautiously, deliberately, purposefully; heavily, ploddinglyNear Antonyms immediately, posthaste, presto, promptly, pronto, readily, soon; impetuously, impulsively, rashly, recklessly; abruptly, suddenlyAntonyms apace, briskly, fast, fleetly, full tilt, hastily, meteorically, quick, quickly, rapidly, snappily, speedily, swift, swiftly