I. adjective
Synonyms: slow 2, deliberate, dilatory, leisurely, unhasty, unhurried
Related Word: dawdling, delaying, loitering, procrastinating; comatose, lethargic, sluggish; apathetic, impassive, phlegmatic
Contrasted words: alert, vigilant, watchful, wide-awake; expeditious, fast, fleet, speedy
Antonyms: prompt, quick
II. noun
one that delays unnecessarily or falls behind
no room for laggards on the expedition
Synonyms: dawdler, lingerer, loiterer, slow coach, slowpoke, straggler
Related Word: lazybones, loafer
Contrasted words: dynamo, go-ahead, go-getter, hustler, live wire, rustler; eager beaver