dragging

dragging
draggingly, adv.
/drag"ing/, adj.
1. extremely tired or slow, as in movement; lethargic; sluggish: He was annoyed by their dragging way of walking and talking.
2. used in dragging, hoisting, etc.: dragging ropes.
[1765-75; DRAG + -ING2]

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