laggard [ LAG-erd ]
[ noun, adjective ]
MEANING :
1. (n.) a person or thing that lingers
2. (n.) one who loiters or a straggler
3. (adj.) falling behind or dallying
4. (adj.) sluggish
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
They stopped several times during the hike to enable the laggards to catch up with them.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
Malaysia is one of the most nationalistic countries in APEC, and has been one of the laggards as the group seeks to reduce trade tariffs to zero by 2010 for developed APEC countries and 2020 for developing ones.
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