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hesitating(adjective, slow, shy, doubtful, hesitant)
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hindmost(adjective, end, back, last, stern)
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hung up(expression, late, tardy, delayed, overdue)
2
idiotic(adjective, silly, foolish, stupid, vague)
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imbecilic(adjective, simple, slow, foolish, stupid)
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impeded(adjective, dull, moderate, low, stiff)
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impoverished(adjective, poor, rich)
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in a bind(expression, idiom, late, tardy, delayed)
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in abeyance(expression, idiom, lateness)
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inverse
2
jammed(late, tardy, delayed, overdue)
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lax(slow, late, remiss, tardy, procrastinating)
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lazy(slow, uncertain, shy, doubtful, hesitant)
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lingering(adjective, dull, moderate, low, slow)
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loitering(slow, late, remiss, tardy, delayed)
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loth
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mentally deficient(expression, idiom)
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moratory(slow, late, remiss, tardy, procrastinating)
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offish(quiet, gentle, aloof, reserved, reticent)
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old-fogyish
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