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dilatory

adj.
US //ˈdɪɫəˌtɔɹi// UK //dˈɪlətəɹˌi// dila·to·ry
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Origin

From Middle English dilatorie, from Old French dilatoire, from Latin dīlātōrius (“extending or putting off (time)”), from dīlātor, from differō. Not etymologically related to delay.

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