29
tardy(adjective, adverb, characteristic, dull, time)
26
behindhand(adjective, adverb, dull, time, low)
21
recent(adjective, unusual, strange, new, fresh)
20
overdue(adjective, adverb, dull, time, low)
19
belated(adjective, adverb, characteristic, dull, time)
18
former(adjective, adverb, order, time, property)
18
unpunctual(adjective, adverb, dull, time, low)
17
delayed(adjective, adverb, characteristic, dull, time)
15
slow(adjective, adverb, characteristic, dull, time)
15
dead(adjective, dull, low, property, lifeless)
15
dilatory(adjective, adverb, characteristic, dull, time)
14
erstwhile(adjective, last, original, dead, old)
14
fresh(adjective, unusual, strange, new, original)
14
previous(adjective, adverb, last, dead, old)
13
defunct(adjective, property, dead, lifeless, live)
13
departed(adjective, property, dead, lifeless, live)
13
quondam(noun, adjective, last, original, dead)
13
tardily(adverb, time, belatedly, unpunctually)
12
extinct(adjective, property, dead, lifeless, live)
12
backward(adjective, adverb, dull, time, low)
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