"dilatoriness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dilatorinesses [plural]
Etymology: dilatory + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dilatory|ness}} dilatory + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} dilatoriness (usually uncountable, plural dilatorinesses)
  1. The state or quality of being dilatory. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (the state or quality of being dilatory): leadrán [masculine] (Irish), leadránacht [feminine] (Irish), opieszałość [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-dilatoriness-en-noun-p1b~E4K7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

Inflected forms

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