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dilatorily
[
dil
-
uh
-tawr-ee
,
-tohr-ee
]
Origin
dil·a·to·ry
/
ˈdɪl
əˌtɔr
i
,
-ˌtoʊr
i
/
Show Spelled
[
dil
-
uh
-tawr-ee
,
-tohr-ee
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
2.
intended to cause delay, gain time, or defer
decision
:
a dilatory strategy.
Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English
(<
Anglo-French
) <
Latin
dīlātōrius,
equivalent to
dīlā-,
suppletive stem of
differre
to postpone (
see
differ
) +
-tōrius
-tory
1
Related forms
dil·a·to·ri·ly,
adverb
dil·a·to·ri·ness,
noun
un·dil·a·to·ri·ly,
adverb
un·dil·a·to·ry,
adjective
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World English Dictionary
dilatory
(ˈdɪlətərɪ, -trɪ)
—
adj
1.
tending or inclined to delay or waste time
2.
intended or designed to waste time or defer action
[C15: from Late Latin
dīlātōrius
inclined to delay, from
differre
to postpone; see
differ
]
'dilatorily
—
adv
'dilatoriness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
dilatory
1530s, from L. dilatorius, from dilator "procrastinator," from dilatus, serving as pp. of differe "delay" (see
defer
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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