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laggardness

laggardness noun: the quality or state of being a laggard.

Noun

laggardness (uncountable)

  1. The quality or state of being a laggard.

Origin of laggardness

From laggard + -ness.

Questions about laggardness

What does laggardness mean?
Laggardness means the quality or state of being a laggard.
What part of speech is laggardness?
Laggardness is a noun.

Words near laggardness in the dictionary

  1. Laggan
  2. laggar
  3. laggard
  4. laggardism
  5. laggardly
  6. laggardness
  7. laggards
  8. laggars
  9. lagged
  10. lagged behind
  11. lagged off

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