dilatorilyadv.
/ˈdɪlətərɪli/ In a dilatory manner; delayingly.
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the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [adverb]
delayinglyc1475
lingeringly1589
retardately1598
dilatorily1700
unpromptly1837
procrastinatingly1847
temporizingly1847
on the back burner1963
the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adverb] > tardily or sluggishly
slacklyc960
latelyOE
heavilyc1000
hoolya1340
sluggedlyc1450
sluggishlyc1450
tarryingly1530
loiteringly1547
tediously1557
languishingly1579
limpingly1579
lingeringly1589
unnimbly1607
longsomelyc1610
tardilya1616
a-sluga1620
sluggingly1653
languidly1655
dilatorily1700
heavy1701
lagginglyc1817
laggardly1835
slack1854
slackly1884
logily1912
the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > [adverb] > not promptly
dilatorily1781
unpromptly1837
1700 J. Tyrrell Gen. Hist. Eng. II. 873 The Prelates answered him dilatorily.
1781 S. Johnson in J. Boswell Life Johnson (1848) 665/1 I wrote in my usual way, dilatorily and hastily, unwilling to work, and working with vigour and haste.
1849 J. R. Lowell Lett. I. 167 I remain very sincerely (and dilatorily) Your friend.
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