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dilatory
[
dil
-
uh
-tawr-ee
,
-tohr-ee
]
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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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Example Sentences
And they have been
dilatory
in calling attention to the current sovereign debt crisis in Europe.
In both cases, signs of distress were recognised early, but the response was
dilatory
.
Every line needed to connect to the next, with no lulls or droops in deference to
dilatory
historical detail.
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And they have been
dilatory
in calling attention to the current sovereign debt crisis in Europe.
In both cases, signs of distress were recognised early, but the response was
dilatory
.
Every line needed to connect to the next, with no lulls or droops in deference to
dilatory
historical detail.
Tenants say landlords are
dilatory
in making needed repairs.
Critics also charge that such prosecutions will have the
dilatory
effect of winnowing out many small businesses.
Perhaps for fear of seeming cool towards the larger goal, its governments have been
dilatory
in addressing these difficulties.
That's a record, even for the
dilatory
academic world.
It becomes harder to distinguish between conscientious job-seekers and
dilatory
ones.
Administration officials and legislators give various explanations, none terribly persuasive, for the
dilatory
pace.
The commission has since drafted a directive that penalises
dilatory
and double-charging banks.
COLLAPSE
Collins
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
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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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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