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dilatory /ˈdɪlət(ə)ri/
▶adjective
- 1 slow to act.
- 2 intended to cause delay.
– derivatives
dilatorily adverb,
dilatoriness noun.
dilatorily adverb,
dilatoriness noun.
– origin ME: from late L. dilatorius ‘delaying’, from L. dilator ‘delayer’, from dilat-, differre ‘defer’.
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