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dilatory definition
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Grep of noun dilatory dilatory plea Overview of adj dilatory The adj dilatory has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. dilatory, laggard -- (inclined to waste time and lag behind) 2. dawdling, dilatory, laggard, poky, pokey -- (wasting time) 3. fabian, dilatory -- (using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation; "a fabian policy") Antonyms of adj dilatory 3 senses of dilatory Sense 1 dilatory, laggard INDIRECT (VIA unpunctual) -> punctual Sense 2 dawdling, dilatory, laggard, poky, pokey INDIRECT (VIA slow) -> fast Sense 3 fabian, dilatory INDIRECT (VIA cautious) -> incautious Similarity of adj dilatory 3 senses of dilatory Sense 1 dilatory, laggard => unpunctual (vs. punctual) Sense 2 dawdling, dilatory, laggard, poky, pokey => slow (vs. fast) Sense 3 fabian, dilatory => cautious (vs. incautious) Attributes of adj dilatory Familiarity of adj dilatory dilatory used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj dilatory dilatory Overview of adj dilatory The adj dilatory has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. dilatory, laggard -- (inclined to waste time and lag behind) 2. dawdling, dilatory, laggard, poky, pokey -- (wasting time) 3. fabian, dilatory -- (using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation; "a fabian policy")
dilatory definition
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