7
dallying(adjective, dull, slow, careless, indifferent)
7
lagging(adjective, dull, quiet, easy, slow)
7
slothful(adjective, dull, quiet, slow, careless)
7
unhurried(adjective, easy, slow, relaxed, remiss)
6
poky(adjective, slow, informal, fast)
6
backward(adjective, dull, slow, late, remiss)
6
idle(adjective, dull, quiet, easy, careless)
6
lackadaisical(adjective, dull, quiet, easy, slow)
6
languid(adjective, dull, easy, slow, careless)
6
pokey(adjective, slow)
6
work-shy(adjective, idle, lazy, indolent, faineant)
5
behind(adverb, dull, slow, late, tardy)
5
careless(adjective, dull, idle, sluggish, inactive)
5
dillydallying(adjective, slow)
5
inactive(adjective, dull, quiet, moderate, easy)
5
loitering(adjective, slow, late, remiss, tardy)
5
procrastinating(adjective, dull, quiet, easy, slow)
5
unpunctual(adjective, dull, late, tardy, behind)
4
delaying(adjective, slow, remiss, tardy, procrastinating)
4
delinquent(adjective, slow, careless, sluggish, late)
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