Lingerer
71laggard — n 1. lagger, lingerer, loiterer, lounger, loller, dallier, trifler, dawdler; Inf. slowpoke, Sl. poke, snail, sluggard; do nothing, faineant, idler, drone, Inf. bum, Inf. lazybones, Sl. slugabed. adj 2. slow, Inf. poky, sluggish, backward; slow… …
72latecomer — n 1.Johnny come lately, late arrival, Inf. ten o clock scholar; procrastinator, cunctator, post poner, delayer; dallier, dawdler, idler, trifler, lingerer, loiterer; laggard, Inf. slow poke, Inf. poke, snail. 2. newcomer, arriviste, parvenu, Fr.… …
73lazybones — n Informal. lie abed, slugabed, Inf. lazyboots; Inf. lazylegs; idler, loafer, lounger, loller, faineant, do nothing, slouch, sluggard, Inf. goldbricker, Sl. goof off, Brit. Sl. skiver; laggard, loiterer, lingerer; dallier, dillydallier, dawdler,… …
74lie-abed — n slugabed, Inf. lazybones, Inf. lazyboots, Inf. lazylegs; idler, loafer, lounger, loller, do nothing, slouch, sluggard; shirker, Inf. goldbricker, Sl. goof off, Brit. Sl. skiver, Brit. Sl. scrimshanker; laggard, loiterer, lingerer, sleepy head;… …
75poke — v 1. push, butt, jab, dig, nudge, jog, punch; thrust, force, drive, stir, impel, goad, prod; jolt, jostle, elbow, shove. 2.Usu. poke out extend, project, protrude, overhang, beetle; stick out, shoot out, hang out. 3.Usu. poke into intrude, meddle …
76slouch — v 1. slump, hunch, stoop, droop, bend; shuffle, shamble, lumber, drag. n 2. crouch, slump; droop, bend; shuffle, shamble, hobble. 3. lout, dolt, oaf, clod, clodhopper, gawk, looby, lubber, Chiefly Scot. cuddy, Inf lummox, Sl. klutz, Sl. galoot;… …
77laggard — lag•gard [[t]ˈlæg ərd[/t]] n. 1) a person or thing that lags; lingerer; loiterer 2) moving, developing, or responding slowly; sluggish • Etymology: 1695–1705; lag I+ ard lag′gard•ly, adj. adv. lag′gard•ness, n …
78laggard — /ˈlægəd / (say laguhd) adjective 1. lagging; backward; slow. –noun 2. someone who lags; lingerer. {lag1 + g + ard} –laggardly, adverb –laggardness, noun …
79linger — /ˈlɪŋgə / (say lingguh) verb (i) 1. to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave it. 2. Also, linger on. to remain alive; continue or persist, although tending to cease or disappear: hope… …
80laggard — [n] straggler dawdler, idler, lingerer, loafer, lounger, slowpoke, slow starter; concept 151 …
