† delayfuladj.

Forms: see delay n. and -ful suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: delay n., -ful suffix.

Etymology: < delay n. + -ful suffix. Compare earlier delaying adj., delayous adj.

Obsolete. rare.

Characterized by or involving delay; dilatory.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [adjective]

tarryingc1386

delayous1469

oversettingc1485

dilator1503

tarrysome1513

lingeringa1547

deferringc1565

delaying1576

dilatory1581

driving1585

protractive1596

tarrowinga1598

delayful1600

protracting1600

cunctative1617

suspensivea1623

remorala1625

Penelopeana1627

demurrant1633

remorating1638

retarding1654

tardative1666

temporizing1801

procrastinative1824

tomorrowing1824

procrastinatory1839

postponing1852

cunctatory1862

cunctatious1864

traa dy liooar1878

suspensory1884

off-putting1894

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxvii. xxi. 644 By whose cold and delayfull proceedings..Anniball now these ten yeares had remained in Italie.

1896 Proc. 8th Ann. Session Washington State Bar Assoc. 134 The action in the superior court is unjust to the landlord really entitled to possession, in that it is expensive, involved and delayful.

1917 R. Hughes We can't have Everything i. iii. 14 One of his best baits was a roll of cash tantalizingly waved in front of his victim while he breathed proverbs about the delayful courts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020).

单词	delayful
释义	† delayfuladj. Forms: see delay n. and -ful suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: delay n., -ful suffix. Etymology: < delay n. + -ful suffix. Compare earlier delaying adj., delayous adj. Obsolete. rare. Characterized by or involving delay; dilatory. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [adjective] tarryingc1386 delayous1469 oversettingc1485 dilator1503 tarrysome1513 lingeringa1547 deferringc1565 delaying1576 dilatory1581 driving1585 protractive1596 tarrowinga1598 delayful1600 protracting1600 cunctative1617 suspensivea1623 remorala1625 Penelopeana1627 demurrant1633 remorating1638 retarding1654 tardative1666 temporizing1801 procrastinative1824 tomorrowing1824 procrastinatory1839 postponing1852 cunctatory1862 cunctatious1864 traa dy liooar1878 suspensory1884 off-putting1894 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxvii. xxi. 644 By whose cold and delayfull proceedings..Anniball now these ten yeares had remained in Italie. 1896 Proc. 8th Ann. Session Washington State Bar Assoc. 134 The action in the superior court is unjust to the landlord really entitled to possession, in that it is expensive, involved and delayful. 1917 R. Hughes We can't have Everything i. iii. 14 One of his best baits was a roll of cash tantalizingly waved in front of his victim while he breathed proverbs about the delayful courts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020). < adj.1600
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