procrastinatoryadj.

Brit.

/prə(ʊ)ˈkrastᵻnət(ə)ri/, U.S.

/prəˈkræstənəˌtɔri/,

/proʊˈkræstənəˌtɔri/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prōcrāstināt- , prōcrāstināre , -ory suffix².

Etymology: < classical Latin prōcrāstināt-, past participial stem of prōcrāstināre procrastinate v. + -ory suffix². Compare procrastinative adj., procrastinating adj.

Given to or implying procrastination; dilatory.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [adjective]

tarryingc1386

delayous1469

oversettingc1485

dilator1503

tarrysome1513

lingeringa1547

deferringc1565

delaying1576

dilatory1581

driving1585

protractive1596

tarrowinga1598

delayful1600

protracting1600

cunctative1617

suspensivea1623

remorala1625

Penelopeana1627

demurrant1633

remorating1638

retarding1654

tardative1666

temporizing1801

procrastinative1824

tomorrowing1824

procrastinatory1839

postponing1852

cunctatory1862

cunctatious1864

traa dy liooar1878

suspensory1884

off-putting1894

1839 Eclectic Rev. Nov. 555 It is impossible to say how far a procrastinatory author of this description may be indebted to others.

1892 Black & White 6 Feb. 175/2 A procrastinatory belief in the protection of Providence.

a1967 J. R. Ackerley My Father & Myself (1968) i. 11 Nearly a quarter of a century may seem rather procrastinatory for making up one's mind.

1989 J. Purdy Garments Living Wear xxvi. 149 But the foreign looking envelope made him even more procrastinatory.

2005 Spectator (Hamilton, Ont.) (Nexis) 14 Dec. gg3 All you newcomers to the procrastinatory ways of the last-minute shopper set, worry no more.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	procrastinatory
释义	procrastinatoryadj. Brit. /prə(ʊ)ˈkrastᵻnət(ə)ri/, U.S. /prəˈkræstənəˌtɔri/, /proʊˈkræstənəˌtɔri/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prōcrāstināt- , prōcrāstināre , -ory suffix². Etymology: < classical Latin prōcrāstināt-, past participial stem of prōcrāstināre procrastinate v. + -ory suffix². Compare procrastinative adj., procrastinating adj. Given to or implying procrastination; dilatory. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [adjective] tarryingc1386 delayous1469 oversettingc1485 dilator1503 tarrysome1513 lingeringa1547 deferringc1565 delaying1576 dilatory1581 driving1585 protractive1596 tarrowinga1598 delayful1600 protracting1600 cunctative1617 suspensivea1623 remorala1625 Penelopeana1627 demurrant1633 remorating1638 retarding1654 tardative1666 temporizing1801 procrastinative1824 tomorrowing1824 procrastinatory1839 postponing1852 cunctatory1862 cunctatious1864 traa dy liooar1878 suspensory1884 off-putting1894 1839 Eclectic Rev. Nov. 555 It is impossible to say how far a procrastinatory author of this description may be indebted to others. 1892 Black & White 6 Feb. 175/2 A procrastinatory belief in the protection of Providence. a1967 J. R. Ackerley My Father & Myself (1968) i. 11 Nearly a quarter of a century may seem rather procrastinatory for making up one's mind. 1989 J. Purdy Garments Living Wear xxvi. 149 But the foreign looking envelope made him even more procrastinatory. 2005 Spectator (Hamilton, Ont.) (Nexis) 14 Dec. gg3 All you newcomers to the procrastinatory ways of the last-minute shopper set, worry no more. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1839
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