dilatory 音标拼音: [d'ɪlət
, ɔri]
a . 拖拉的
拖拉的
dilatory adj 1 :
wasting time [
synonym : {
dilatory }, {
laggard }, {
poky },
{
pokey }]
Dilatory \
Dil "
a *
to *
ry \,
a . [
L .
dilatorius ,
fr .
dilator a delayer ,
fr .
dilatus ,
used as p .
p .
of differe to defer ,
delay :
cf .
F .
dilatoire .
See {
Dilate }, {
Differ }, {
Defer }.]
1 .
Inclined to defer or put off what ought to be done at once ;
given the procrastination ;
delaying ;
procrastinating ;
loitering ;
as ,
a dilatory servant .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
Marked by procrastination or delay ;
tardy ;
slow ;
sluggish ;
--
said of actions or measures .
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Alva ,
as usual ,
brought his dilatory policy to bear upon his adversary . --
Motley .
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{
Dilatory plea } (
Law ),
a plea designed to create delay in the trial of a cause ,
generally founded upon some matter not connected with the merits of the case .
Syn :
Slow ;
delaying ;
sluggish ;
inactive ;
loitering ;
behindhand ;
backward ;
procrastinating .
See {
Slow }.
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1913 Webster ]
65 Moby Thesaurus words for "
dilatory ":
Micawberish ,
apathetic ,
backward ,
balking ,
balky ,
bone -
lazy ,
cadging ,
dallying ,
dawdling ,
delaying ,
deliberate ,
dillydallying ,
do -
nothing ,
doless ,
dragging ,
dronish ,
drony ,
easy ,
easygoing ,
ergophobic ,
faineant ,
foot -
dragging ,
good -
for -
nothing ,
grudging ,
indifferent ,
indolent ,
lackadaisical ,
laggard ,
lagging ,
lax ,
lazy ,
leisurely ,
lingering ,
loath ,
loitering ,
lollygagging ,
neglectful ,
negligent ,
nonaggressive ,
parasitic ,
perfunctory ,
procrastinating ,
procrastinative ,
procrastinatory ,
reluctant ,
remiss ,
renitent ,
restive ,
scrounging ,
shiftless ,
shilly -
shallying ,
shuffling ,
slack ,
slothful ,
slow ,
slow to ,
sluggish ,
sponging ,
tarrying ,
unenterprising ,
unenthusiastic ,
unhasty ,
unhurried ,
unzealous ,
work -
shy
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