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单词 dilatory
释义 dilatory
 —dilatorily,  adv.   —dilatoriness,  n.  
 /dil"euh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/,  adj.  
  1. tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
  2. intended to cause delay, gain time, or defer decision: a dilatory strategy.
 [1250-1300; ME ( < AF) < L dilatorius, equiv. to dila-, suppletive s. of differre to postpone (see DIFFER) + -torius -TORY1]
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