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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The chance for showers and storms slowly returns on Monday and becomes more likely by Tuesday.—
Michael Autovino,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026 -
The crisis of American defense production has been slowly worsening since the start of the Russian invasion in Ukraine.—
Garrett M. Graff,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Laggardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laggardly. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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