单词 | dilatory |
释义 | dilatory —dilatorily, adv. —dilatoriness, n. /dil"euh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/, adj. 1. tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy. 2. intended to cause delay, gain time, or defer decision: a dilatory strategy. [1250-1300; ME ( < AF) < L dilatorius, equiv. to dila-, suppletive s. of differre to postpone (see DIFFER) + -torius -TORY1] |
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