lagging
noun
the act of falling or staying behind.
laggingly
-
a word derived from
lagging.
Example Sentences
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But John Churchill walked laggingly, with bent head.
From Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
If any one had told her three days ago that she would go thus laggingly to resume acquaintance with a room full of young people she would have found difficulty in believing them.
From The Rebellion of Margaret by Arthur Twidle
He walked up the gorge slowly and laggingly.
From The Grizzly King by James Oliver Curwood
Ere long he goes laggingly into the ladies' saloon, as in spiritless quest of somebody; but, after some disappointed glances about him, seats himself upon a sofa with an air of melancholy exhaustion and depression.
From The Confidence-Man by Herman Melville
The buggy moved on, and, for a moment, Ben could not make out whether Baird was returning laggingly or not.
From Nobody's Child by Elizabeth Dejeans
