draggingly
In plodding fashion
In a manner that drags or seems to drag—slowly, tediously, as if weighted down.
The word describes actions that feel prolonged or laborious: The afternoon passed draggingly.
It suggests reluctance or heaviness in movement or progress.
Move slowly, low
- ploddingMoving slowly, heavily
- sluggishSlow and inactive
- lumberingMoving heavily and awkwardly
- inchingMoving very gradually
creeping · snail-paced · trudging · lagging · dawdling · unhurried · languid · torpid
In unvarying repetition
- boringlyIn an uninteresting manner
- dullyWithout liveliness or sharpness
- wearilyIn exhausted manner
- drearilyIn a bleak manner
tiresomely · repetitively · mind-numbingly · lifelessly · insipidly · unendingly · interminably · endlessly
With strenuous effort
- arduouslyWith strenuous effort
- strenuouslyWith vigorous effort
- painfullyIn a distressing manner
- wearilyIn exhausted manner
heavily · onerously · gruelingly · exhaustingly · fatiguing · straining · struggling · burdensome
Without wanting to
- hesitantlyWith uncertain manner
- resistantlyIn an opposing manner
- begrudginglyWith unwilling acceptance
- grudginglyWith reluctant compliance
half-heartedly · unenthusiastically · loathly · aversely · reticently · tentatively · diffidently · apathetically
crawl
Move slowly, low
inching · creeping · snail-paced · trudging · lagging · dawdling · unhurried · languid · torpid · leaden
monotonously
In unvarying repetition
drearily · tiresomely · repetitively · mind-numbingly · lifelessly · insipidly · unendingly · interminably · endlessly · laboriously
laboriously
With strenuous effort
- arduouslyWith strenuous effort
- strenuouslyWith vigorous effort
- painfullyIn a distressing manner
wearily · heavily · onerously · gruelingly · exhaustingly · fatiguing · straining · struggling · burdensome · taxingly
unwillingly
Without wanting to
- hesitantlyWith uncertain manner
- resistantlyIn an opposing manner
- begrudginglyWith unwilling acceptance
grudgingly · half-heartedly · unenthusiastically · loathly · aversely · reticently · tentatively · diffidently · apathetically · indifferently
dragginglyenergetically
With much vigor
vigorously · vivaciously · spiritedly · animatedly · dynamically
- dragging onContinuing tediously beyond expectation
- dragging one's feetIntentionally slowing progress
- dragging outExtending duration needlessly
- dragging through the mudAttacking someone's character publicly
- dragging feetDelaying through reluctance
- foot draggingDeliberate slowness or delay