laggardly

Variant of laggard

laggard definition

lag·gard (lag′ərd)

noun

a slow person, esp. one who is always falling behind; loiterer

Etymology: < lag + -ard

adjective

slow or late in doing things; falling behind

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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