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- pronunciation:
- lae
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- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition: |
someone or something that lags behind.
The weary soldiers were forced to continue the march, and any laggards were punished.- similar words:
- dawdler, lag, slowpoke
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| related words: |
loafer |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
slow to move or develop; lagging or inclined to lag; sluggish.
- synonyms:
- sluggish
- antonyms:
- prompt, quick
- similar words:
- backward, lazy, poky, slow, torpid
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| related words: |
indolent, lazy, logy, slack |
| derivation: |
laggardness (n.) |
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