dilatory

[ dil-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ ˈdɪl əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

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adjective

tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.

intended to cause delay, gain time, or defer decision: a dilatory strategy.

Origin of dilatory

1250–1300; Middle English (<Anglo-French ) <Latin dīlātōrius, equivalent to dīlā-, suppletive stem of differre to postpone (see differ) + -tōrius-tory¹

OTHER WORDS FROM dilatory

dil·a·to·ri·ly, adverbdil·a·to·ri·ness, nounun·dil·a·to·ri·ly, adverbun·dil·a·to·ry, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for dilatory

Perhaps the dilatoriness of the "artist" who mounted my first specimens had a stimulating effect.
Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit|Albert B. Farnham
He owed, however, his safety to nothing but Saavedras indecision and dilatoriness.
Letters from Spain|Joseph Blanco White
In any event, the original basic idea was thoroughly bungled by Bethmann's dilatoriness and the strife among the parties.
The Kaiser's Memoirs|William II, German Emperor
This was due partly to the dilatoriness of the English commander and to the bad understanding between Englishman and Russian.
The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom|Hendrik Willem van Loon

But this is not the sole reason for their dilatoriness; they are indifferent.
The Andes and the Amazon|James Orton

British Dictionary definitions for dilatory

dilatory

/ (ˈdɪlətərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

tending or inclined to delay or waste time

intended or designed to waste time or defer action

Derived forms of dilatory

dilatorily, adverbdilatoriness, noun

Word Origin for dilatory

C15: from Late Latin dīlātōrius inclined to delay, from differre to postpone; see differ

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单词	dilatory
释义	dilatory [ dil-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ] / ˈdɪl əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dilatory ON THESAURUS.COM adjective tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy. intended to cause delay, gain time, or defer decision: a dilatory strategy. Origin of dilatory 1250–1300; Middle English (<Anglo-French ) <Latin dīlātōrius, equivalent to dīlā-, suppletive stem of differre to postpone (see differ) + -tōrius-tory¹ OTHER WORDS FROM dilatory dil·a·to·ri·ly, adverbdil·a·to·ri·ness, nounun·dil·a·to·ri·ly, adverbun·dil·a·to·ry, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dilatory Perhaps the dilatoriness of the "artist" who mounted my first specimens had a stimulating effect. Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit\|Albert B. Farnham He owed, however, his safety to nothing but Saavedras indecision and dilatoriness. Letters from Spain\|Joseph Blanco White In any event, the original basic idea was thoroughly bungled by Bethmann's dilatoriness and the strife among the parties. The Kaiser's Memoirs\|William II, German Emperor This was due partly to the dilatoriness of the English commander and to the bad understanding between Englishman and Russian. The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom\|Hendrik Willem van Loon But this is not the sole reason for their dilatoriness; they are indifferent. The Andes and the Amazon\|James Orton British Dictionary definitions for dilatory dilatory / (ˈdɪlətərɪ, -trɪ) / adjective tending or inclined to delay or waste time intended or designed to waste time or defer action Derived forms of dilatory dilatorily, adverbdilatoriness, noun Word Origin for dilatory C15: from Late Latin dīlātōrius inclined to delay, from differre to postpone; see differ Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dilatory backward, delaying, deliberate, laggard, late, lax, lazy, leisurely, neglectful, negligent, remiss, slack, slow, sluggish, tardy, unhurried, behindhand, lingering, dallying, loitering
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dilatory

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British Dictionary definitions for dilatory

adjective

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