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- [dil-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
- /ˈdɪl əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dil-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
- /ˈdɪl əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/
Definitions of dilatorily word
- adjective dilatorily tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy. 1
- adjective dilatorily intended to cause delay, gain time, or defer decision: a dilatory strategy. 1
- noun dilatorily In a dilatory manner. 1
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Origin of dilatorily
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin dīlātōrius, equivalent to dīlā-, suppletive stem of differre to postpone (see differ) + -tōrius -tory1
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Parts of speech for Dilatorily
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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dilatorily popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dilatorily
adv dilatorily
- slowly — in a slow manner; at a slow speed: Sauté the peppers slowly. I drove slowly back home.
- tardily — late; behind time; not on time: How tardy were you today?
- belatedly — coming or being after the customary, useful, or expected time: belated birthday greetings.
- backward — A backward movement or look is in the direction that your back is facing. Some people use backwards for this meaning.
- behind — If something is behind a thing or person, it is on the other side of them from you, or nearer their back rather than their front.
adverb dilatorily
- unhurriedly — not hurried; leisurely; deliberate: an unhurried day; an unhurried decision.
- late — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
Antonyms for dilatorily
adv dilatorily
- on time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- early — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- punctually — strictly observant of an appointed or regular time; not late; prompt.
- hectically — characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.: The week before the trip was hectic and exhausting.
- hurriedly — moving or working rapidly, especially forced or required to hurry, as a person.
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