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adjective
- 1. slow to act: "he had been dilatory in appointing a solicitor" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of DILATORY is tending or intended to cause delay. How to use dilatory in a sentence. When should you use dilatory?
My local authority was dilatory when housing benefits were introduced, and it is just as dilatory now in respect of exemptions.
dilatory in Banks have been dilatory in cutting credit card charges. Despite what many participants believe, the auctions are not designed to be lucrative real estate investments or public humiliations for dilatory taxpayers.
The adjective dilatory comes from the Latin root word dilator, a noun that means "someone who puts off things" or "a procrastinator." If you are always late to appointments, people may accuse you of being dilatory, especially if they think you don't have a good excuse.
Someone or something that is dilatory is slow and causes delay. [ formal ] You might expect politicians to smooth things out when civil servants are being dilatory.
dilatory (in doing something) not acting quickly enough; causing delay. The government has been dilatory in dealing with the problem of unemployment.
dilatory is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin dīlātōrius.
A complete guide to the word "DILATORY": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
DILATORY meaning: 1 : causing a delay; 2 : tending to be late slow to do something
Definition of dilatory adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
