laggardly: Meaning and Definition of

lag•gard•ly

Pronunciation: (lag'urd-lē), [key]
— adv.
  1. in the manner of a laggard.
—adj.
  1. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or being a laggard: He behaved in a laggardly fashion.
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