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dilatory

/ˈdɪlət(ə)ri

adjective

1Slow to act: he had been dilatory in appointing a solicitor...

Dismantling such structures has proved difficult, and the process of economic reform has often been tentative, dilatory, and slow.
Once wide awake, even enterprising, they slowly become dilatory, leaden, slow, laggard, and lumpish.
That is changing, but employers can be dilatory in encouraging nurses to put in complaints because it is seen as bad publicity for the hospital.

Synonyms

slow, unhurried, tardy, unpunctual, lax, slack, sluggish, sluggardly, snail-like, tortoise-like, lazy, idle, indolent, slothful

North American informal lollygagging

1.1Intended to cause delay: they resorted to dilatory tactics, forcing a postponement of peace talks...

Nor can we rely on escalatory steps such as economic sanctions to pressure it as it employs dilatory and diversionary tactics to complete its final solution.
But, as he said, we shouldn't allow them to engage in hair-splitting and dilatory tactics.
Previously, dilatory tactics were out of order only after cloture had been invoked.

Synonyms

delaying, stalling, temporizing, procrastinating, postponing, deferring, putting off, tabling, shelving;

time-wasting, dallying, dilly-dallying, loitering, lingering, dawdling, tarrying

rare Fabian

Derivatives

dilatorily

adverb ...

One problem for me as a blogger is that I read voraciously but write very dilatorily and distractedly.
In his case the Office acted dilatorily and in bad faith.
He is working, dilatorily, on a book on failed alternatives to Romanticism.

dilatoriness

/ˈdɪlət(ə)rɪnəs

/ noun ...

The proposal is largely uncontroversial, but the dilatoriness of the government has held things up.
Nor, if the effect of its dilatoriness is to put the defence in a position where the defence is not ready for the trial can the Crown seek an extension and show that it has acted with all due expedition.
I hope that the Minister, who has shown a fair amount of dilatoriness in terms of bringing this important bill to the Committee, will take a call and assure us that that will be possible.

Origin

Late Middle English: from late Latin dilatorius 'delaying', from Latin dilator 'delayer', from dilat- 'deferred', from the verb differre.

单词	dilatory
释义	dilatory /ˈdɪlət(ə)ri / adjective 1Slow to act: he had been dilatory in appointing a solicitor... Dismantling such structures has proved difficult, and the process of economic reform has often been tentative, dilatory, and slow. Once wide awake, even enterprising, they slowly become dilatory, leaden, slow, laggard, and lumpish. That is changing, but employers can be dilatory in encouraging nurses to put in complaints because it is seen as bad publicity for the hospital. Synonyms slow, unhurried, tardy, unpunctual, lax, slack, sluggish, sluggardly, snail-like, tortoise-like, lazy, idle, indolent, slothful North American informal lollygagging 1.1Intended to cause delay: they resorted to dilatory tactics, forcing a postponement of peace talks... Nor can we rely on escalatory steps such as economic sanctions to pressure it as it employs dilatory and diversionary tactics to complete its final solution. But, as he said, we shouldn't allow them to engage in hair-splitting and dilatory tactics. Previously, dilatory tactics were out of order only after cloture had been invoked. Synonyms delaying, stalling, temporizing, procrastinating, postponing, deferring, putting off, tabling, shelving; time-wasting, dallying, dilly-dallying, loitering, lingering, dawdling, tarrying rare Fabian Derivatives dilatorily adverb ... One problem for me as a blogger is that I read voraciously but write very dilatorily and distractedly. In his case the Office acted dilatorily and in bad faith. He is working, dilatorily, on a book on failed alternatives to Romanticism. dilatoriness /ˈdɪlət(ə)rɪnəs / noun ... The proposal is largely uncontroversial, but the dilatoriness of the government has held things up. Nor, if the effect of its dilatoriness is to put the defence in a position where the defence is not ready for the trial can the Crown seek an extension and show that it has acted with all due expedition. I hope that the Minister, who has shown a fair amount of dilatoriness in terms of bringing this important bill to the Committee, will take a call and assure us that that will be possible. Origin Late Middle English: from late Latin dilatorius 'delaying', from Latin dilator 'delayer', from dilat- 'deferred', from the verb differre. Rhymes depilatory, oscillatory
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dilatory

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dilatorily

dilatoriness

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