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dilatoriness Definition


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dilatory
adj
    1. Slow in doing things; inclined to or causing delay.
      Thesaurus: slow, sluggish, indolent, lackadaisical, slothful, tardy, laggard, dallying, delaying, tarrying.
Derivative: dilatorily
adverb
    Derivative: dilatoriness
    noun
      Etymology: 15c: from Latin dilatorius.



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