dilatory

dil·a·to·ry  (dl-tôr, -tr)

adj.

1. Intended to delay.

2. Tending to postpone or delay: dilatory in his work habits. See Synonyms at slow.

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[Middle English dilatorie, from Latin dltrius, from dltor, delayer, from dltus, past participle of differre, to delay : d-, dis-, apart; see dis- + ltus, carried; see tel- in Indo-European roots.]

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dila·tori·ly adv.

dila·tori·ness n.

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dilatory [ˈdɪlətərɪ -trɪ]

adj

1. tending or inclined to delay or waste time

2. intended or designed to waste time or defer action

[from Late Latin dīlātōrius inclined to delay, from differre to postpone; see differ]

dilatorily  adv

dilatoriness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

dilatory - wasting time laggard, pokey, poky slow - not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth"

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dilatory

adjective slow, delaying, lingering, putting off, slack, backward, sluggish, dallying, loitering, time-wasting, laggard, tardy, procrastinating, tarrying, snail-like, behindhand They performed their work in a dilatory fashion.
sharp (informal), prompt, on-the-ball (informal), punctual

Translations

dilatory [ˈdɪlətərɪ] ADJ (frm) [person] → lento, tardo; [tactics] → dilatorio
to be dilatory in replying → tardar mucho en contestar

dilatory [ˈdɪlətəri] adj → dilatoire

dilatory

adj

person → langsam; reply → verspätet; to be dilatory → sich (dat) → Zeit lassen; he was rather dilatory in answering → er ließ sich mit der Antwort Zeit

(= delaying) dilatory policy → Hinhaltepolitik f; dilatory tactics → Hinhalte- or Verzögerungstaktik f

dilatory [ˈdɪlət/ərɪ] adj (frm) (person) → lento/a; (action, policy) → dilatorio/a