Canadian English Meaning of dilatory
slow to act
Other Canadian English words related to slow to act
- leisurely
- slow
- Crawling
- creeping
- dawdling
- dawdling
- dragging
- laggard
- lagging
- languid
- slow
- poking
- slow
- slowing
- Sluggish
- late
- unhurried
- dillydallying
- Snaillike
- slow as a snail
- ambling
- deliberate
- Filibustering
- lead-footed
- inactive
- inert
- lethargic
- lingering
- slacking off
- Loafing, hanging around
- measured
- plodding
- shuffling
- stalling
- dawdling
- decelerating
- procrastinating
- Slow-footed
- Breathless
- brisk
- dizzy
- speedy
- fast
- fleet
- flying
- Hasty
- lightning
- meteoric
- prompt
- quick
- racing
- fast
- running
- rushing
- Snappy
- speeding
- fast
- fast
- whirlwind
- accelerated
- barreling
- breakneck
- careening
- hastened
- hurried
- hurrying
- quickened
- Ready
- rocketing
- scudding
- scurrying
- swirling
- whisking
- scooting
- warp speed
- zip
- rushed
Nearest Words of dilatory
Definitions and Meaning of dilatory in English
dilatory (s)
wasting time
dilatory (a.)
Inclined to defer or put off what ought to be done at once; given the procrastination; delaying; procrastinating; loitering; as, a dilatory servant.
Marked by procrastination or delay; tardy; slow; sluggish; -- said of actions or measures.
FAQs About the word dilatory
slow to act
wasting timeInclined to defer or put off what ought to be done at once; given the procrastination; delaying; procrastinating; loitering; as, a dilatory servant.
leisurely,slow,Crawling,creeping,dawdling,dawdling,dragging,laggard,lagging,languid
Breathless,brisk,dizzy,speedy,fast,fleet,flying,Hasty,lightning,meteoric
dilatoriness => procrastination, dilatorily => dilatorily, dilator => dilator, dilatometer => Dilatometer, dilative => dilative,
