Dilatory
11dilatory — adjective 1) he had been dilatory in appointing an executor Syn: slow, tardy, unhurried, sluggish, sluggardly, snaillike, lazy Ant: fast, prompt 2) dilatory procedural tactics Syn …
12dilatory — /ˈdɪlətri / (say diluhtree), / təri/ (say tuhree) adjective 1. inclined to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy; not prompt. 2. intended to bring about delay, gain time, or defer decision: a dilatory strategy. –phrase 3. dilatory plea, Law a form… …
13dilatory — dilatorily, adv. dilatoriness, n. /dil euh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. 1. tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy. 2. intended to cause delay, gain time, or defer decision: a dilatory strategy. [1250 1300; ME ( < AF) < L dilatorius, equiv. to… …
14dilatory — adjective a) Intentionally delaying (someone or something), intended to cause delay, gain time, or defer decision. a dilatory strategy b) Slow or tardy …
15dilatory — adjective formal slow and tending to delay decisions or actions: dilatory attempts to reach an agreement …
16dilatory — dil•a•to•ry [[t]ˈdɪl əˌtɔr i, ˌtoʊr i[/t]] adj. 1) tending to delay or procrastinate 2) intended to cause delay or gain time: a dilatory strategy[/ex] • Etymology: 1250–1300; < L dīlātōrius < dīlā , suppletive s. of differre to postpone… …
17Dilatory motions and tactics — Dilatory tactics or motions, in parliamentary procedure, are those used to delay or obstruct business, annoy the deliberative assembly, or, in legislative procedure, to delay consideration of a subject for other reasons. Some types of motions are …
18Dilatory plea — Dilatory Dil a*to*ry, a. [L. dilatorius, fr. dilator a delayer, fr. dilatus, used as p. p. of differe to defer, delay: cf. F. dilatoire. See {Dilate}, {Differ}, {Defer}.] 1. Inclined to defer or put off what ought to be done at once; given the… …
19dilatory plea — dil·a·to·ry plea see plea Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. dilatory plea n. A …
20dilatory obstruction — index filibuster Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
