Laggard

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈlaÉ¡É™d/

Origin

From lag + -ard.

Full definition of laggard

Adjective

1. Hanging back; loitering.
• 1752, Francis Gentleman and Ben Jonson, Sejanus, A Tragedy, act 5, scene 1, page 54–55:But come let's wing our Steps with utmost Speed,
  The swiftest Haste is laggard to the Deed.
• 1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Vintage 1993, p. 66: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.

Noun

1. One who lags behind and takes more time than is necessary.

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