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—laggardness, n./lag"euhrd/, n.1. a person or thing that lags; lingerer; loiterer.adj.2. moving, developing, or responding slowly; sluggish; dilatory; backward.[1695-1705; LAG1 + -ARD]
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laggard — lag‧gard [ˈlægəd ǁ ərd] noun [countable] COMMERCE a company, country etc that is not developing as quickly or doing as well as others: • The companies were split into three groups: top performers, average firms and laggards. laggard adjective * * … Financial and business terms
Laggard — Lag gard, a. [Lag + ard.] Slow; sluggish; backward. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Laggard — Lag gard, n. One who lags; a loiterer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
laggard — index disinclined, indolent, lifeless (dull), otiose, truant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
laggard — 1702 (adj.), from LAG (Cf. lag) (v.) + ARD (Cf. ard). From 1757 as a noun … Etymology dictionary
laggard — adj dilatory, *slow, leisurely, deliberate Analogous words: dawdling, loitering, delaying, procrastinating (see DELAY): *lethargic, sluggish, comatose: phlegmatic, apathetic, *impassive Antonyms: prompt, quick Contrasted words: alert, wide awake … New Dictionary of Synonyms
laggard — [n] straggler dawdler, idler, lingerer, loafer, lounger, slowpoke, slow starter; concept 151 … New thesaurus
laggard — ► NOUN ▪ a person who falls behind others. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ slower than desired or expected. DERIVATIVES laggardly adjective & adverb. ORIGIN from LAG(Cf. ↑lag) … English terms dictionary
laggard — [lag′ərd] n. [< LAG1 + ARD] a slow person, esp. one who is always falling behind; loiterer adj. slow or late in doing things; falling behind laggardly adv., adj … English World dictionary
Laggard — A stock or security that is underperforming. A laggard will have lower than average returns compared to the market. A laggard is the opposite of a leader. In most cases, a laggard refers to a stock. The term can also, however, describe a… … Investment dictionary
laggard — UK [ˈlæɡə(r)d] / US [ˈlæɡərd] noun [countable] Word forms laggard : singular laggard plural laggards old fashioned a person or organization that is slow to do something or slow to make progress Derived word: laggard UK / US adjective … English dictionary
