Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Sluggishness; the characteristic of hanging back; lagging.
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Examples
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After comparing my own views to what more "mainstream" types consider stylish and "pro-reform," I think I've figured out where I-- and a lot of my friends and allies -- crossed the line into "radicalism" (or "laggardism," depending on the particular moment at which your labeler is speaking).
Sabrina Stevens Shupe: Sane is the new Radical Sabrina Stevens Shupe 2010
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After comparing my own views to what more "mainstream" types consider stylish and "pro-reform," I think I've figured out where I-- and a lot of my friends and allies -- crossed the line into "radicalism" (or "laggardism," depending on the particular moment at which your labeler is speaking).
Sabrina Stevens Shupe: Sane is the new Radical Sabrina Stevens Shupe 2010
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