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dilatory en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /daɪˈleɪt(ə)ɹi/ (rare)
  • /ˈdɪləˌtɔɹi/ (General-American)
  • /ˈdɪlət(ə)ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English dilatorie, from Old French dilatoire, from Latin dīlātōrius (“extending or putting off (time)”), from dīlātor, from differō. Not etymologically related to delay.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Relating to dilation; dilative.
  2. (not-comparable) Intentionally delaying (someone or something), intended to cause delay, gain time, or adjourn decision.
    • Alva, as usual, brought his dilatory policy to bear upon his adversary with great effect. 1856, John Lothrop Motley, The Rise of the Dutch Republic. A History. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:
    • a dilatory strategy
  3. (not-comparable) Slow or tardy.

Deriveds

bronchodilatory · vasodilatory · dilatorily · indilatory · venodilatory · predilatory · dilatoriness · undilatory

Translations (30)

tr erteleyici (intentionally delaying) · tr üşengeç (slow or tardy) · gd deireannach (slow or tardy) · ga leadránach (intentionally delaying) · mi māngaingai (slow or tardy) · bg отлагащ (intentionally delaying) · ru нерасторопный (slow or tardy) · mi tume (slow or tardy) · bg бавен (slow or tardy) · de dilatorisch (intentionally delaying) · ru выжидательный (intentionally delaying) · de langsam (slow or tardy) · sv slö (slow or tardy) · te జాగుచేసే (slow or tardy) · tr geciktirici (intentionally delaying) · de zögernd (slow or tardy) · ru оттягивающий (intentionally delaying) · de verspätet (intentionally delaying) · tr yavaş (slow or tardy) · tr oyalayıcı (intentionally delaying) · tr ağırdan alan (slow or tardy) · mi autō (slow or tardy) · ru откладывающий (intentionally delaying) · ru медлительный (slow or tardy) · fr dilatoire (intentionally delaying) · mi hāmure (slow or tardy) · de aufschiebend (intentionally delaying) · bg муден (slow or tardy) · sv förhalande (intentionally delaying) · te దీర్ఘసూత్రత (intentionally delaying)