tardigrade

adjective /ˈtɑɹdɪˌɡɹeɪd/

1. Sluggish; moving slowly.

   Each tendril ending in a perfect claw, / Obeys the whole routine of Nature's law; / Transforms each sinus to a sylvan shade, / Though p'rhaps its force is rather tardigrade.

Where it comes from

From Latin tardigradus (“slowly stepping”), from tardus (“slow”) + gradior (“step, walk”), equivalent to Latin tardus + -i- + -grade.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry tardigrade (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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