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dilatory
dil·a·to·ry D0224500 (dĭl′ə-tôr′ē)adj.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.
[Middle English dilatorie, from Latin dīlātōrius, from dīlātor, delayer, from dīlātus, past participle of differre, to delay : dī-, dis-, apart; see dis- + lātus, carried; see telə- in Indo-European roots.]
dil′a·to′ri·ly adv.dil′a·to′ri·ness n.dilatory (ˈdɪlətərɪ; -trɪ) adj1. tending or inclined to delay or waste time2. intended or designed to waste time or defer action[C15: from Late Latin dīlātōrius inclined to delay, from differre to postpone; see differ] ˈdilatorily adv ˈdilatoriness ndil•a•to•ry (ˈdɪl əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i)
adj. 1. tending to delay or procrastinate. 2. intended to cause delay or gain time: a dilatory strategy. [1250–1300; < Latin dīlātōrius <dīlā-, suppletive s. of differre to postpone (see differ)] dil′a•to`ri•ly, adv. dil′a•to`ri•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | dilatory - wasting timelaggard, pokey, pokyslow - 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" |
dilatoryadjective slow, delaying, lingering, putting off, slack, backward, sluggish, dallying, loitering, time-wasting, laggard, tardy, procrastinating, tarrying, snail-like, behindhand They performed their work in a dilatory fashion.
sharp (informal), prompt, on-the-ball (informal), punctualdilatoryadjectiveProceeding at a rate less than usual or desired:laggard, slow, slow-footed, slow-going, slow-paced, tardy.Informal: poky.Idiom: slow as molasses in January.TranslationsDilatory
Related to Dilatory: dilatory plea, anathemaDilatoryTending to cause a delay in judicial proceedings. Dilatory tactics are methods by which the rules of procedure are used by a party to a lawsuit in an abusive manner to delay the progress of the proceedings. For example, when numerous motions brought before a court for postponement are baseless, time is wasted because the court must stop the course of ongoing proceedings to examine whether there is any merit to the motions. The party in whose interests the motion is brought uses this tactic to gain time to enhance his or her position, or to postpone an action by a court as long as possible to minimize the impact of a decree rendered against him or her. A party found to engage in dilatory tactics may be held in Contempt of court. DILATORY. That which is intended for delay. It is a maxim, that delays in law are odious, dilationes in lege sunt odiosae. Plowd. 75. dilatory
Related to dilatory: dilatory plea, anathemaSynonyms for dilatoryadj slowSynonyms- slow
- delaying
- lingering
- putting off
- slack
- backward
- sluggish
- dallying
- loitering
- time-wasting
- laggard
- tardy
- procrastinating
- tarrying
- snail-like
- behindhand
Antonyms- sharp
- prompt
- on-the-ball
- punctual
Synonyms for dilatoryadj proceeding at a rate less than usual or desiredSynonyms- laggard
- slow
- slow-footed
- slow-going
- slow-paced
- tardy
- poky
Synonyms for dilatoryadj wasting timeSynonymsRelated Words |