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Dilatory

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Adjective

1. dilatory, laggard, pokey, poky

wasting time

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Dilatory

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adjective
1. 
tending or inclined to delay or waste time
2. 
intended or designed to waste time or defer action

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Dilatory

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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

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Dilatory

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adj.
1. Causing or intended to cause delay: dilatory tactics in the legislature.
2. Characterized by or given to delay or slowness: dilatory in his work habits. See Synonyms at slow.

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