I. ˈlagə(r)d, ˈlaag-, ˈlaig- adjective
Etymology: lag (I) + -ard (n. suffix)
: lagging or tending to lag : slow or relatively slow to act, move, follow, or respond : backward , behindhand , dilatory , sluggish
has been very laggard about erecting the sound substance of a continental defense — R.E.Lapp
laggard payments … will always be with us — T.A.Sumberg
the laggard speed of sound — C.G.Burke
entering, with laggard foot — Hugh Walpole
Synonyms: see slow
II. noun
( -s )
: one that lags : loiterer, lingerer
laggards who detain us on our course — Times Literary Supplement
swift to perceive an opportunity and no laggard in profiting by it — S.H.Adams
when a herd does stampede, it is usually the leaders and the laggards that are caught — James Stevenson-Hamilton
of all sciences, aesthetic has been the greatest laggard — Roger Fry