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Definitions for laggard
ˈlæg ərdlag·gard

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer, pokeadjective

    someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

  2. dilatory, laggard, poky, pokeyadjective

    wasting time

Wiktionary

  1. laggardnoun

    Someone who lags behind; someone who takes more time than is necessary.

  2. laggardadjective

    Hanging back; loitering.

ChatGPT

  1. laggard

    A laggard is a person or thing that is lacking behind, moving slowly, or late in performing or achieving things. It could refer to someone who doesn't keep up with others in a group, or a company slow to adopt new technologies or methods. The term is often used to point out sluggishness or delay.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Laggardadjective

    slow; sluggish; backward

  2. Laggardnoun

    one who lags; a loiterer

  3. Etymology: [Lag + -ard.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of laggard in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of laggard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of laggard in a Sentence

  1. Thomas DiNapoli:

    The company has been a laggard on financial performance, climate risk management and lobbying disclosure for quite some time now, its peers in Europe, many of whom have independent board chairs, are outperforming Exxon on all these.

  2. Getachew Belay:

    Historically, Africa has been a laggard to accept new agricultural technologies. For GM crops, much of the problem lies in the perception, exaggerated fear and conflicting messages sent to policy making.

  3. Brad Coleman:

    The activist investor agenda heightens the sense that, if you're a laggard for a long time on the public market, what do you do? the markets are less patient, boards are less patient, management teams are worried.

  4. Michael James:

    In spite of the disappointment from the financials, which have been and continue to be a laggard ... there's still relative strength.

  5. Larry Glazer:

    State Street is a notable laggard in adviser support, given State Street’s scale and first mover advantage as an ETF pioneer, they have abysmal adviser support. It's almost a laughing matter in the industry.

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