If you accept gay marriage ten years after it became the law of the land, you are not avant garde, you are a laggard.
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Laggard
/ˈlæɡɚd/
Synonyms for "laggard" (141 found)
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doodlerdronedronishdronyeasyeasygoingergophobicfaineantfoot draggingfoot-draggerfoot-dragginggentleman of leisuregoldbrickgoldbrickergood-for-nothinggoof offgoof-offgrudgingidlerimpassive
Related words (70)
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renitentrestivescroungingshiftlessshufflingslacksleepyheadslothfulslouchsloucherslowslow goerslow toslow-footslowbellyslowpokeslugsluggardsluggishsnailspongingstick-in-the-mudstragglertime killertime wastertortoisetriflerunenterprisingunenthusiasticunhastyunhurriedunzealouswaiter on providencework-shy
Noun(12 words)
Verb(1 words)
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8 entrieslaggard behaviorlaggard in adoptionlaggard in progresslaggard pacelaggard performancelaggard progresslaggard rolloutlaggard student
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14 total sentences available.
But come let's wing our Steps with utmost Speed, The swiftest Haste is laggard to the Deed.
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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.
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Between 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.
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