SAT vocabulary
Laggard
showing reluctant delay, hesitation, or backwardness in action
Example
"The commissioner grew annoyed with the laggard responses of the utility companies during the widespread blackout."
Etymology
From Middle English 'lither', influenced by Old Norse 'latr' (lazy) and Old English 'læt' (late)
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