Laggard

Quick meaning: Laggard is an adjective meaning Lagging behind; taking more time than the others in a group.

Meaning

Lagging behind; taking more time than the others in a group.

More Meanings

1. (animal husbandry) Not growing as quickly as the rest of the flock or herd.
2. One who lags behind; one who takes more time than is necessary or more than the others in a group.

Example Sentences

The laggard broilers are euthanized and incinerated.

But come let's wing our Steps with utmost Speed, The swiftest Haste is laggard to the Deed.

[...] and we were twice slowed badly because of a laggard stock train ahead stowing itself away at Enfield Lock; [...].

Between blinks Tommy saw Temple in the path, her body slender and motionless for a moment as though waiting for some laggard part to catch up.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for laggard

Depending on context, synonyms include drone, dilatory, slow, dawdling, dawdler, pokey.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include slow, dawdling, dilatory, dawdler, pokey, poky.

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