laggard

Plural: laggards

Noun

• One who falls behind or moves slowly.
• someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
• One who lags behind; one who takes more time than is necessary or than the others in a group.

Adjective Satellite

• wasting time

Adj

• Lagging behind; taking more time than the others in a group.
• Not growing as quickly as the rest of the flock or herd.

Examples

• He was a LAGGARD in the Scrabble tournament, always taking too long to make a move.
• The laggard broilers are euthanized and incinerated.

Synonyms

dawdler, dilatory, drone, lagger, poke, pokey, poky, trailer

Anagrams of laggard