dilatory
adjective/ˈdɪlətəri/
/ˈdɪlətɔːri/
(formal)- dilatory (in doing something) not acting quickly enough; causing delay
- The government has been dilatory in dealing with the problem of unemployment.
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin dilatorius ‘delaying’, from Latin dilator ‘delayer’, from dilat- ‘deferred’, from the verb differre.
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