laggard
laggards; laggardly
Hey pokey! Yeah you, Mr. Slow Pants. Quit your dawdling! This is no time to be a laggard, or someone who's always lagging behind.
So who was the bigger laggard — the tortoise or the hare? Well that turtle sure was slow moving, but at least he continued at a steady pace. The hare was speedy, but took more time than necessary, goofing around and falling behind. It's a tough call, and one that the literary community has totally been dragging their feet on. What a bunch of laggards!
Definitions of laggard
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someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
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types:
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lingerer, loiterer
someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place
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plodder, slowcoach, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud
someone who moves slowly
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potterer, putterer
a person who putters about
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straggler, strayer
someone who strays or falls behind
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type of:
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bum, do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer
person who does no work
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wasting time
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