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laggardly

[ lag-erd-lee ]
/ ˈlæg ərd li /
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adverb
in the manner of a laggard.
adjective
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or being a laggard: He behaved in a laggardly fashion.
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Origin of laggardly

First recorded in 1825–35; laggard + -ly

Words nearby laggardly

Lagerkvist, Lagerlöf, lager lout, lager top, laggard, laggardly, laggen, laggen-gird, lagger, laggin, lagging
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Words related to laggardly

languidly, lazily, sluggishly, at one's convenience, at one's leisure, calmly, comfortably, composedly, deliberately, dilatorily, easily, gradually, inactively, indolently, lethargically, lingeringly, listlessly, slowly, tardily, torpidly

How to use laggardly in a sentence

  • She tried to call upon her pride, but that came very laggardly to the relief of her discomposure.

    The Golden Dog|William Kirby

  • I am thinking of a very wonderful thing and words come laggardly.

    Jungle Peace|William Beebe

  • Mercury, setting laggardly in the west, is gilded anew by our informant as a lightship, or some phare off Cape Imagination.

    Jungle Peace|William Beebe
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