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   dil·a·to·ry

   /ˈdiləˌtôrē/

   adjective

   • 1. slow to act: "he had been dilatory in appointing a solicitor" Similar slowunhurriedtardyunpunctuallaxslacksluggishsluggardlysnail-liketortoise-likelazyidleindolentslothfulinformal:lollygaggingOpposite fastprompt
   • ▪ intended to cause delay: "they resorted to dilatory procedural tactics, forcing a postponement of peace talks" Similar delayingstallingtemporizingprocrastinatingpostponingdeferringputting offtablingshelvingtime-wastingdallyingdilly-dallyingloiteringlingeringdawdlingtarryingrare:Fabian

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin dilatorius ‘delaying’, from Latin dilator ‘delayer’, from dilat- ‘deferred’, from the verb differre.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dilatorily adverb
   • 2. dilatoriness noun

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