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slow(dull, careless, indifferent, deliberate)
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laggard(dull, quiet, easy, slow)
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dilatory(dull, quiet, easy, slow)
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lingering(slow, remiss, tardy)
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dallying(verb, dull, slow, careless)
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dawdling
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lazy(slow, idle, sluggish, dubious)
5
sluggish(dull, slow, idle, lazy)
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backward(slow, remiss, tardy, precede)
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crawling
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delayed(backward, tardy, overdue, underdeveloped)
4
lackadaisical(dull, idle, sluggish, dubious)
4
late(time, slow, backward, remiss)
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lax(slow, remiss, tardy)
4
remiss(dull, slow, careless, idle)
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tardy(dull, quiet, easy, slow)
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behind(backward, tardy, delayed, overdue)
3
behindhand(slow, late, remiss, tardy)
3
creeping
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dull(slow, careless, indifferent, idle)
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