"dawdlesome" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more dawdlesome [comparative], most dawdlesome [superlative]
Etymology: From dawdle + -some. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dawdle|some}} dawdle + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} dawdlesome (comparative more dawdlesome, superlative most dawdlesome)
  1. Characterised or marked by dawdling
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