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Definition of dilatory adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

dilatory

adjective

NAmE//ˈdɪləˌtɔri//

dilatory (in doing something) (formal)

not acting quickly enough; causing delay The government has been dilatory in dealing with the problem of unemployment.

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