Definitions for dilatory
ˈdɪl əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr idila·to·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. dilatory, laggard, poky, pokeyadjective

   wasting time

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. dilatoryadjective

   Intentionally delaying (someone or something), intended to cause delay, gain time, or defer decision.

   a dilatory strategy

2. dilatoryadjective

   Slow or tardy.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DILATORYadjective

   Tardy; slow; given to procrastination; addicted to delay; sluggish; loitering.

   Etymology: dilatoire, French; dilatorius, Lat.

   An inferior council, after former tedious suits in a higher court, would be but dilatory, and so to little purpose. John Hayward.

   What wound did ever heal but by degrees? Thou know’st we work by wit, and not by witchcraft;
   And wit depends on dilatory time. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   These cardinals trifle with me: I abhor
   This dilatory sloth, and tricks of Rome. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   Dilatory fortune plays the jilt
   With the brave, noble, honest, gallant man,
   To throw herself away on fools and knaves. Thomas Otway, Orph.

   A dilatory temper commits innumerable cruelties without design Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 469.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dilatory

   In parliamentary procedure, a motion is a formal proposal by a member of a deliberative assembly that the assembly take certain action. Such motions, and the form they take are specified by the deliberate assembly and/or a pre-agreed volume detailing parliamentary procedure, such as Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised; The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure; or Lord Critine's The ABC of Chairmanship. Motions are used in conducting business in almost all legislative bodies worldwide, and are used in meetings of many church vestries, corporate boards, and fraternal organizations. Motions can bring new business before the assembly or consist of numerous other proposals to take procedural steps or carry out other actions relating to a pending proposal (such as postponing it to another time) or to the assembly itself (such as taking a recess). In a parliament, it may also be called a parliamentary motion and may include legislative motions, budgetary motions, supplementary budgetary motions, and petitionary motions.

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1. dilatory

   Dilatory refers to something causing delay, slow to act, or intended to cause delay. It may describe a person's behavior or actions that are intended to procrastinate or defer something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dilatoryadjective

   inclined to defer or put off what ought to be done at once; given the procrastination; delaying; procrastinating; loitering; as, a dilatory servant

2. Dilatoryadjective

   marked by procrastination or delay; tardy; slow; sluggish; -- said of actions or measures

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dilatory

   dil′a-tor-i, adj. slow: given to procrastination: loitering: tending to delay.—adv. Dil′atorily.—n. Dil′atoriness. [L. dilatorius, extending or putting off (time). See Dilate.]

Anagrams for dilatory »

1. idolatry

2. adroitly

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dilatory in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dilatory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of dilatory in a Sentence

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   This is a case about Donald Trump’s security guards assaulting peaceful demonstrators on a public sidewalk, we will be taking the trial testimony of Donald Trump, under oath, on Monday after years of the defendants’ dilatory attempts to shield him from this examination. We look forward to presenting the video of Mr. Trump’s testimony to a jury at his trial.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dilatory
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dilatory
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=dilatory
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilatory
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dilatory
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=dilatory