dilatory, laggard, poky, pokey
(adjective) wasting time
dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke
(noun) someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
Source: WordNet® 3.1
laggard (comparative more laggard, superlative most laggard)
Lagging behind; taking more time than the others in a group.
(animal husbandry) Not growing as quickly as the rest of the flock or herd.
laggard (plural laggards)
One who lags behind; one who takes more time than is necessary or than the others in a group.
• See also idler
Source: Wiktionary
Lag"gard, a. Etym: [Lag + -ard.]
Definition: Slow; sluggish; backward.
Lag"gard, n.
Definition: One who lags; a loiterer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 May 2025
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
