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Learn to pronounce dil·a·to·ry

/ˈdiləˌtôrē/
adjective
slow to act.
"he had been dilatory in appointing a solicitor"
synonyms: slow, unhurried, tardy, unpunctual, lax, slack, sluggish, sluggardly, snail-like, tortoise-like, lazy, idle, indolent, slothful, lollygagging

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Synonyms · crawling · creeping · dallying · dawdling · dillydallying · dragging · laggard · lagging · languid · leisurely · poking · poky · pokey · slow ...
adjective · tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy. · intended to cause delay, gain time, or defer decision: a dilatory strategy.
DILATORY meaning: 1. slow and likely to cause delay: 2. slow and likely to cause delay: . Learn more.
The adjective dilatory comes from the Latin root word dilator, a noun that means "someone who puts off things" or "a procrastinator." If you are always late to ...
1. causing or tending to cause delay; meant to gain time, defer action, etc. 2. inclined ...
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DILATORY meaning: 1 : causing a delay; 2 : tending to be late slow to do something.
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Feb 1, 2016 · Get Word of the Day daily email! dilatory. adjective | dil·a·to·ry | Simple Definition of DILATORY. : causing a delay.
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Synonyms for DILATORY: leisurely, slow, tardy, pokey, creeping, dallying, lagging, unhurried; Antonyms of DILATORY: rapid, hasty, speedy, swift, brisk, ...
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​dilatory (in doing something) not acting quickly enough; causing delay. The government has been dilatory in dealing with the problem of unemployment.
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Intentionally delaying (someone or something), intended to cause delay, gain time, or defer decision. A dilatory strategy.