dil·a·to·ry

[dil-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
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 -tory1

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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dilatory (ˈdɪlətərɪ, -trɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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

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dilatory
1530s, from L. dilatorius, from dilator "procrastinator," from dilatus, serving as pp. of differe "delay" (see defer).
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Example sentences
Administration officials and legislators give various explanations, none
  terribly persuasive, for the dilatory pace.
Perhaps for fear of seeming cool towards the larger goal, its governments have
  been dilatory in addressing these difficulties.
Every line needed to connect to the next, with no lulls or droops in deference
  to dilatory historical detail.
As a result of the dilatory wedding sequence, the picture had fallen even
  farther behind schedule.
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