laggard

Definition

Lagging behind; taking more time than the others in a group.

Etymology

From lag + -ard.

Example Sentences

• "But come let's wing our Steps with utmost Speed, The swiftest Haste is laggard to the Deed."
• "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."
• "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."