Crossword-Solution: DILATORY
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Dilatory | a. | Inclined to defer or put off what ought to be done at once; given the procrastination; delaying; procrastinating; loitering; as, a dilatory servant. |
| Dilatory | a. | Marked by procrastination or delay; tardy; slow; sluggish; -- said of actions or measures. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| DILATORY | anagram | ADROITLY, IDOLATRY |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
EATRE
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Sentences with DILATORY (5)
Jervis Pendleton will arrive shortly." Even up here in our dilatory Dutchess County the breeze smells green.
Summoned to town by the arrival in England of her husband’s mother, she left without giving Darrow the chance he had counted on, and he cursed himself for a dilatory blunderer.
The newspapers not only printed long accounts of Jaggers's triumphal progress from New York to Chicago and back again, but used the success of his undertaking as a text for many editorials against the dilatory methods of our foreign-mail service.
Pit and gallery were already packed with a throng, tense, expectant and alert, that waited for the rise of the curtain with the eager patience of a terrier watching a dilatory human prepare for outdoor exercises.
But he did not define to himself the nature of the work, and he sat very still, and willingly dilatory, under the fearsome oppression of his call.
Quotes with DILATORY (2)
Maximus was my model for self-control, fixity of purpose, and cheerfulness under ill-health or other misfortunes. His character was an admirable combination of dignity and charm, and all the duties of his station were performed quietly and without fuss. He gave everyone the conviction that he spoke as he believed, and acted as he judged right. Bewilderment or timidity were unknown to him; he was never hasty, never dilatory; nothing found him at a loss. He indulged neither in …
The patience of the American public with dilatory diplomatic delays will be very limited.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: LAT, Newsday, NYT, Onion, Three Across, USA TODAY, WSJ.
Used 11 times in crossword archives (1950–2021).