🔤 Dilatory (Adjective)

IPA: //ˈdɪlətəri/ or /ˈdɪləˌtɔːri//

✨ Use dilatory when describing delays that feel deliberate—or just frustratingly lazy.

🧠 Meaning

Tending to delay or procrastinate; slow to act.

✍️ Example Sentences

🔹 The committee’s dilatory response frustrated citizens demanding reform.

🔹 His dilatory habits often caused him to miss important deadlines.

📜 Word Origin

From Latin dilatorius (“causing delay”), from dilatus, past participle of differre (“to defer, delay”).

💡 Did You Know?

Dilatory suggests more than slowness—it often implies intentional stalling or foot-dragging.

🏷️ Related Words

#procrastinating #sluggish #delaying #stalling #unhurried #slow

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