The word 'dilatory' describes someone or something that is slow to act or intended to cause delay, often through procedural tactics.
The word 'dilatory' describes someone or something that is slow to act or intended to cause delay, often through procedural tactics.
| English Vocab Word | dilatory |
|---|---|
| Definition | slow to act. "he had been xxxxxxxx in appointing a solicitor" synonyms: slow, tardy, unhurried, sluggish, sluggardly, snaillike, lazy "he had been xxxxxxxx in appointing an executor" intended to cause delay. "they resorted to xxxxxxx procedural tactics, forcing a postponement of peace talks" synonyms: delaying, stalling, temporizing, procrastinating, time-wasting, filibustering "xxxxxxxx procedural tactics" |
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