dilatory

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"Since when have we become so dilatory, my friend?

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

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  1. Middle English dilatorie, from Latin dīlātōrius, from dīlātor, delayer, from dīlātus, past participle of differre, to delay : dī-, dis-, apart; see dis- + lātus, carried; see telə- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French dilatoire = Provencal dilatori = Spanish Pg.Italian dilatorio, from Late Latin dilatorius, tending to delay, from Latin dilator, a delayer, from differre, past participle dilatus, delay: see delay, dilate, v.
 

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