laggard
Collocations
4ADJ.
poor, soft, swiftest
VERB + LAGGARD
am, resolves, waiting
LAGGARD + NOUN
deed, f, uncle
PREP.
in, in
Definitions
adj
Lagging behind; taking more time than the others in a group.
But come let's wing our Steps with utmost Speed, The swiftest Haste is laggard to the Deed.
O! drowsy wind of the drowsy west, Sleep, sleep, By your mountain steep, Or down where the prairie grasses sweep! Now fold in slumber your laggard wings, For soft is the song my paddle sings.
Not growing as quickly as the rest of the flock or herd.
The laggard broilers are euthanized and incinerated.
noun
One who lags behind; one who takes more time than is necessary or more than the others in a group.
1733, William Havard, Scanderbeg: A Tragedy, London: J. Watts, Act II, Scene 4, p. 17, Blushing I look upon my poor Resolves, A Laggard in the Race, and faintly striving To follow Excellence that soars so high.
“Late come, late served, Mabel,” said her uncle, between mouthfuls of broiled salmon; […] “late come, late served; it is a good rule, and keeps laggards up to their work.” ¶ “I am no laggard, Uncle; for I have been stirring nearly an hour, and exploring our island.”
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6But come let's wing our Steps with utmost Speed, The swiftest Haste is laggard to the Deed.
WiktionaryO! drowsy wind of the drowsy west, Sleep, sleep, By your mountain steep, Or down where the prairie grasses sweep! Now fold in slumber your laggard wings, For soft is the song my paddle sings.
WiktionaryBetween blinks Tommy saw Temple in the path, her body slender and motionless for a moment as though waiting for some laggard part to catch up.
Wiktionary1733, William Havard, Scanderbeg: A Tragedy, London: J. Watts, Act II, Scene 4, p. 17, Blushing I look upon my poor Resolves, A Laggard in the Race, and faintly striving To follow Excellence that soar
Wiktionary“Late come, late served, Mabel,” said her uncle, between mouthfuls of broiled salmon; […] “late come, late served; it is a good rule, and keeps laggards up to their work.” ¶ “I am no laggard, Uncle; f
Wiktionary1891, Rudyard Kipling, Letters of Marque, New York & Boston: H.M. Caldwell, 1899, Chapter 12, p. 141, The State line, with the comparatively new branch to the Pachbadra salt-pits, pays handsomely, and
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