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Meanings of
dilatory
in English
Wasting time.
laggard
poky
pokey
Related terms
slow
unpunctual
Fabian.
fabian
Related terms
cautious
Usage of
dilatory
in English
1
He reminds the
dilatory
,
and admonishes the forgetful, always in friendly fashion.
2
Even up here in our
dilatory
Dutchess County the breeze smells green.
3
He was purposely
dilatory
,
and was often the last one to finish.
4
He must, however, not be too hastily blamed for his
dilatory
improvement.
5
He is the soul of honour; though so deucedly
dilatory
in money matters.
6
The amban and his officers were divided in council and
dilatory
in execution.
7
The Wallacks are the most
dilatory
people in the whole world.
8
To forgive no enemy; but to be cautious and often
dilatory
in revenge.
9
The King wished to regain Paris by negotiation; all his movements were
dilatory
.
10
Spring is the most
dilatory
and provoking of all the seasons at Halifax.
11
Bel was
dilatory
one minute, and in a hurry the next.
12
All looked at the clock and called for the
dilatory
voters.
13
But the policy of Austria was, at that time, strangely
dilatory
and irresolute.
14
The preparations on shore were even more
dilatory
than those on the sea.
15
They afford another illustration of the
dilatory
motions of vegetation here.
16
The year 1844 was drawing to a close and Congress still was
dilatory
.
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dilatory
Adjective
Frequent collocations
so dilatory
most dilatory
very dilatory
dilatory motions
dilatory policy
More collocations
Dilatory
through the time
Dilatory
across language varieties
United Kingdom
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