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What (who) is dilatory$21362$ - definition
dilatory
PARLIAMENTARY MOTION
Motion (democracy); Parliamentary motion; Privileged motion; Privilege Motion; Privilege Motion in Indian Parliament; Motion (parliamentary); Privilege motion; Subsidiary motion; Incidental motion; Previous notice; Incidental main motion; Main motion; Motion that brings a question again before the assembly; Motions that bring a question again before the assembly; Motions that bring a matter again before the assembly; Class (parliamentary procedure); Dilatory motions and tactics; Renewal (parliamentary procedure); Strategic use of motions; Strategic use of parliamentary procedure; Renewability; Dilatory; Dilatory motion; Bring back motions; Bring back motion; Privileged motions; House of Commons motion; Secondary motions; Dilatory tactics; Dilatory motions; Dilatory tactic; Dilatory tactics and motions; I move
Someone or something that is dilatory is slow and causes delay. (FORMAL)
You might expect politicians to smooth things out when civil servants are being dilatory.
ADJ
dilatory
PARLIAMENTARY MOTION
Motion (democracy); Parliamentary motion; Privileged motion; Privilege Motion; Privilege Motion in Indian Parliament; Motion (parliamentary); Privilege motion; Subsidiary motion; Incidental motion; Previous notice; Incidental main motion; Main motion; Motion that brings a question again before the assembly; Motions that bring a question again before the assembly; Motions that bring a matter again before the assembly; Class (parliamentary procedure); Dilatory motions and tactics; Renewal (parliamentary procedure); Strategic use of motions; Strategic use of parliamentary procedure; Renewability; Dilatory; Dilatory motion; Bring back motions; Bring back motion; Privileged motions; House of Commons motion; Secondary motions; Dilatory tactics; Dilatory motions; Dilatory tactic; Dilatory tactics and motions; I move
['d?l?t(?)ri]
¦ adjective
1. slow to act.
2. intended to cause delay.
Derivatives
dilatorily adverb
dilatoriness noun
Origin
ME: from late L. dilatorius 'delaying', from L. dilator 'delayer', from dilat-, differre 'defer'.
dilatory
PARLIAMENTARY MOTION
Motion (democracy); Parliamentary motion; Privileged motion; Privilege Motion; Privilege Motion in Indian Parliament; Motion (parliamentary); Privilege motion; Subsidiary motion; Incidental motion; Previous notice; Incidental main motion; Main motion; Motion that brings a question again before the assembly; Motions that bring a question again before the assembly; Motions that bring a matter again before the assembly; Class (parliamentary procedure); Dilatory motions and tactics; Renewal (parliamentary procedure); Strategic use of motions; Strategic use of parliamentary procedure; Renewability; Dilatory; Dilatory motion; Bring back motions; Bring back motion; Privileged motions; House of Commons motion; Secondary motions; Dilatory tactics; Dilatory motions; Dilatory tactic; Dilatory tactics and motions; I move
a.
Slow, tardy, lingering, loitering, sluggish, laggard, lagging, behindhand, backward, procrastinating.
