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DIL-uh-tor-ee
adjective
procrastinating; slow; loitering; intending to miss a deadline; time wasting
1871How I Found LivingstoneThe soldiers' point of character leaked out just a little. Bombay turned out to be honest and trusty, but slightly disposed to be dilatory.1880The Young BurglersAn energetic man, who, at the head of a handful, had performed some daring feats, would find himself a week afterwards the leader of many hundreds, while a chief who was slow and dilatory would find his band melt away like snow in summer.1964GreybeardNorsgrey beat at his reindeer with a stick, goading it into a less dilatory walk.1970The Stainless Steel Rat's RevengeIf there were an investigation it would be dilatory…Labels: Brian Aldiss, G. A. Henty, Harry Harrison, Sir Henry M. Stanley
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