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dilatory
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[ˈdɪlət(ə)ri], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- slow to act
(e.g: he had been dilatory in appointing a solicitor)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from late Latin dilatorius ‘delaying’, from Latin dilator ‘delayer’, from dilat- ‘deferred’, from the verb differre
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