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   dilatory

   /ˈdɪlət(ə)ri/

   adjective

   • 1. slow to act: "he had been dilatory in appointing a solicitor" Similar slowunhurriedtardyunpunctuallaxslacksluggishsluggardlysnail-liketortoise-likelazyidleindolentslothfulinformal:lollygaggingOpposite fastprompt
   • ▪ intended to cause delay: "they resorted to dilatory tactics, forcing a postponement of peace talks" Similar delayingstallingtemporizingprocrastinatingpostponingdeferringputting offtablingshelvingtime-wastingdallyingdilly-dallyingloiteringlingeringdawdlingtarryingrare:Fabian

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin dilatorius ‘delaying’, from Latin dilator ‘delayer’, from dilat- ‘deferred’, from the verb differre.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dilatorily adverb
   • 2. dilatoriness noun

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   The meaning of DILATORY is tending or intended to cause delay. How to use dilatory in a sentence. When should you use dilatory?

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   adjective. formal uk / ˈdɪl.ə.t ə r.i / us / ˈdɪl.ə.tɔːr.i / Add to word list. slow and likely to cause delay: dilatory behaviour / tactics. dilatory in British institutions have been dilatory in cutting credit card charges. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Delaying and wasting time. ado. busywork. buy time idiom. carry something over.

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   Dilatory definition: tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.. See examples of DILATORY used in a sentence.

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   DILATORY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of dilatory in English. dilatory. adjective. formal us / ˈdɪl.ə.tɔːr.i / uk / ˈdɪl.ə.t ə r.i / Add to word list. slow and likely to cause delay: dilatory behavior / tactics. British institutions have been dilatory in cutt ing credit card charges.

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   Something dilatory creates a delay. Remember when your math teacher asked you to work out a problem on the board and you tried to get her talking about her favorite theorems instead? That was a dilatory tactic.

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   1. Causing or intended to cause delay: dilatory tactics in the legislature. 2. Characterized by or given to delay or slowness: dilatory in his work habits. See Synonyms at slow.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdilatory adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   dilatory (in doing something) not acting quickly enough; causing delay. The government has been dilatory in dealing with the problem of unemployment.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDILATORY definition in American English | Collins English...

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   1. tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy. 2. intended to cause delay, gain time, or defer decision. a dilatory strategy.

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    Intentionally delaying (someone or something), intended to cause delay, gain time, or defer decision. A dilatory strategy. Wiktionary. Synonyms: work-shy. ergophobic. bone lazy. pokey. poky. laggard. sluggish. leisurely. slack. remiss. procrastinating. delaying. tardy. slow.

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    dilatory meaning, definition, what is dilatory: slow in doing something: Learn more.