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    [Adjective]  | "dil*a*to*ry" | \ ˈdi-lə-ˌtȯr-ē \


    1: tending or intended to cause delay

    2: characterized by procrastination : tardy

    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French dilatorie, Late Latin dilatorius, from Latin differre (past participle dilatus) to postpone, differ {mat|differ|}, {mat|tolerate|};

    [Adjective]  | "dilatory" 


    1: moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed;


      * e.g., " ... the homeowner is claiming that local firefighters were dilatory in responding to the call "




     [ "dilatory" ]

    1: tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy

      * e.g.,  ... The dilatory car was not speeding down the highway; instead, it was driving really slowly. 

     [ "torpidus Dilatory Syndrome (TDS)" ]

    1: A disease causing one to be late or tardy

      * e.g.,  ... Bobs family told him the wedding started at 4 pm when it actually started at 5 , because they knew Bob suffered from Torpidus Dilatory Syndrome (TDS) 

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