laggard

laggard

1. vitkastelija, hidastelija, kuhnailija, kuhnuri, nahjus

2. omaksuja, vitkastelija

Liittyvät sanat: lag

Synonyymisanakirja

laggard

hidas, viivyttelevä, vitkasteleva, hidasteleva, hidastelija, vitkastelija, kuhnuri, kuhnailija, viivyttelijä, perässätulija, joutilas, vetelehtijä, maleksija, vetelys, pummi, raahustaja, jahkailija.

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Englannin sanakirja

laggard (englanti > suomi)

1. kuhnuri, hituri, hidastelija, kuhnailija

laggard englanniksi

1. Hanging back; loitering.

2. 1752, Francis Gentleman and Ben Jonson, http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_jAJAAAAQAAJ Sejanus, A Tragedy, act 5, scene 1, page 54–55:

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

3. 1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Vintage 1993, p. 66:

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.

4. (animal husbandry) animal which does not grow as fast as the rest of the flock.

''The laggard broilers are euthanized and incinerated.

5. One who lag lags behind and takes more time than is necessary.

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