dilatory
dil·a·to·ry (d
l
-tôr
, -t
r)
adj.
1. Intended to delay.
2. Tending to postpone or delay: dilatory in his work habits. See Synonyms at slow.
[Middle English dilatorie, from Latin d
l
trius, from dltor, delayer, from dltus, past participle of differre, to delay : d-, dis-, apart; see dis- + ltus, carried; see tel- in Indo-European roots.]
dila·tori·ly adv.
dila·tori·ness n.
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| Adj. | 1. | dilatory – wasting time
slow – not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; “a slow walker”; “the slow lane of traffic”; “her steps were slow”; “he was slow in reacting to the news”; “slow but steady growth”
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