dilatoriness

Variant of dilatory

dilatory definition

dila·tory (dil′ə tôr′ē)

adjective

  1. causing or tending to cause delay; meant to gain time, defer action, etc.
  2. inclined to delay; slow or late in doing things

Etymology: ME dilatorie < LL dilatorius < L dilator, dilatory person < dilatus, pp. of differre, defer

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