"dilatory" meaning in English

See dilatory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɪlət(ə)ɹi/ [UK], /daɪˈleɪt(ə)ɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dilatory.wav
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dilatorie}} Middle English dilatorie, {{der|en|fro|dilatoire}} Old French dilatoire, {{der|en|la|dīlātōrius||extending or putting off (time)}} Latin dīlātōrius (“extending or putting off (time)”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} dilatory (not comparable)
  1. Intentionally delaying (someone or something), intended to cause delay, gain time, or adjourn decision. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Time Translations (intentionally delaying): отлагащ (otlagašt) (Bulgarian), dilatoire (French), aufschiebend (German), dilatorisch (German), verspätet (english: answer) (German), leadránach (Irish), откладывающий (otkladyvajuščij) (Russian), оттягивающий (ottjagivajuščij) (Russian), выжидательный (vyžidatelʹnyj) (Russian), förhalande (Swedish), దీర్ఘసూత్రత (dīrghasūtrata) (Telugu), erteleyici (Turkish), geciktirici (Turkish), oyalayıcı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-dilatory-en-adj-Ps0vtMDx Disambiguation of Time: 78 22 0 Disambiguation of 'intentionally delaying': 95 5
  2. Slow or tardy. Tags: not-comparable Translations (slow or tardy): бавен (baven) (Bulgarian), муден (muden) (Bulgarian), langsam (German), zögernd (German), autō (Maori), tume (Maori), hāmure (Maori), māngaingai (Maori), медлительный (medlitelʹnyj) (Russian), нерасторопный (nerastoropnyj) (Russian), deireannach (Scottish Gaelic), slö (Swedish), జాగుచేసే (jāgucēsē) (Telugu), ağırdan alan (Turkish), üşengeç (Turkish), yavaş (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-dilatory-en-adj-Ca2tKr0N Disambiguation of 'slow or tardy': 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bronchodilatory, dilatorily, dilatoriness, indilatory, predilatory, undilatory, vasodilatory

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɪlət(ə)ɹi/ [UK], /daɪˈleɪt(ə)ɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dilatory.wav
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dilatorie}} Middle English dilatorie, {{der|en|fro|dilatoire}} Old French dilatoire, {{der|en|la|dīlātōrius||extending or putting off (time)}} Latin dīlātōrius (“extending or putting off (time)”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} dilatory (not comparable)
  1. Relating to dilation; dilative. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: venodilatory
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otlagašt",
      "sense": "intentionally delaying",
      "word": "отлагащ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "intentionally delaying",
      "word": "dilatoire"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "intentionally delaying",
      "word": "aufschiebend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "intentionally delaying",
      "word": "dilatorisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "answer",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "intentionally delaying",
      "word": "verspätet"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "intentionally delaying",
      "word": "leadránach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otkladyvajuščij",
      "sense": "intentionally delaying",
      "word": "откладывающий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ottjagivajuščij",
      "sense": "intentionally delaying",
      "word": "оттягивающий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vyžidatelʹnyj",
      "sense": "intentionally delaying",
      "word": "выжидательный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "intentionally delaying",
      "word": "förhalande"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "dīrghasūtrata",
      "sense": "intentionally delaying",
      "word": "దీర్ఘసూత్రత"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "intentionally delaying",
      "word": "erteleyici"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "intentionally delaying",
      "word": "geciktirici"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "intentionally delaying",
      "word": "oyalayıcı"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "baven",
      "sense": "slow or tardy",
      "word": "бавен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "muden",
      "sense": "slow or tardy",
      "word": "муден"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "slow or tardy",
      "word": "langsam"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "slow or tardy",
      "word": "zögernd"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "slow or tardy",
      "word": "autō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "slow or tardy",
      "word": "tume"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "slow or tardy",
      "word": "hāmure"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "slow or tardy",
      "word": "māngaingai"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "medlitelʹnyj",
      "sense": "slow or tardy",
      "word": "медлительный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nerastoropnyj",
      "sense": "slow or tardy",
      "word": "нерасторопный"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "slow or tardy",
      "word": "deireannach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "slow or tardy",
      "word": "slö"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "jāgucēsē",
      "sense": "slow or tardy",
      "word": "జాగుచేసే"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "slow or tardy",
      "word": "ağırdan alan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "slow or tardy",
      "word": "üşengeç"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "slow or tardy",
      "word": "yavaş"
    }
  ],
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}

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    {
      "word": "venodilatory"
    }
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      ],
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        [
          "dilation",
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          "dilative",
          "dilative"
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      "ipa": "/daɪˈleɪt(ə)ɹi/"
    }
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}

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