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dilatory
What does dilatory mean?
dilatory (adjective): slow or tardy.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce dilatory?
/ˈdɪləˌtɔɹi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does dilatory come from?
From Middle English dilatorie, from Old French dilatoire, from Latin dīlātōrius (“extending or putting off (time)”), from dīlātor, from differō.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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