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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.
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(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
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