laggard

Meaning of laggard

noun

One who lags behind; one who takes more time than is necessary or than the others in a group.

adjective
  1. Lagging behind; taking more time than the others in a group.
  2. (animal husbandry) Not growing as quickly as the rest of the flock or herd.
    The laggard broilers are euthanized and incinerated.

Information about laggard

  • The plural form of laggard is: laggards.
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Hyphenation of laggard

lag-gard

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • laggard is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

laggard synonyms

Meaning dilatory:

dilatory, poky, pokey

Meaning dawdler:

dawdler, drone, lagger, trailer, poke

Words that rhyme with laggard

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