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laggardly adjective old-fashioneduk /ˈlæɡ.əd.li/ us /ˈlæɡ.ɚd.li/ very slowly: The organization has declared war on laggardly workers, and on delayed projects which overrun deadlines. The response of donor nations to the drought has been laggardly, at best. The committee has come in for criticism for being laggardly in preparing the legislative groundwork. On the whole, politicians have been laggardly and reluctant in international moves to protect our planet's environment. He criticized the commission for its laggardly response to his complaints, and called for its abolition. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Slow and moving slowly (as) slow as molassesidiom at a snail's paceidiom by and byidiom by degreesidiom claw your way (somewhere)idiom float hang around in ones and twosidiom inch by inchidiom infiltrate infiltration jog labour sluggishly sluggishness snail staged steadily struggle wander |