| dilatory | (ดิล'ละโทรี) adj. ซึ่งทำให้ช้า, ซึ่งถ่วง, ซึ่งเหนี่ยว, ผลัดวันประกันพรุ่ง, เฉื่อย, ช้า., See also: dilatoriness n., Syn. tardy |
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| dilatory | (adj) ชักช้า, เฉื่อย, รีรอ, ผัดวันประกันพรุ่ง, ถ่วงเวลา |
| | อืด | (adj) slow, See also: dilatory, tardy, sluggish, Syn. ช้า, ยืดยาด, อืดอาด, Ant. เร็ว, รวดเร็ว, ว่องไว, Example: รัฐมนตรีกล่าวเสียใจต่ออาการอืดยืดยาดไม่ทันใจของทบวงฯ ในการสนองตอบนโยบายรัฐ |
| อืด | [eūt] (adj) EN: slow ; dilatory ; sluggish ; tardy ; dillydallying FR: lent | ร่ำไร | [ramrai] (v) EN: be tardy ; be dilatory | ร่ำรี้ร่ำไร | [ramrīramrai] (v) EN: be tardy ; be dilatory |
| | | 拖拉 | [tuō lā, ㄊㄨㄛ ㄌㄚ, 拖 拉] dilatory; slow; sluggish #33,407 [Add to Longdo] | 拖沓 | [tuō tà, ㄊㄨㄛ ㄊㄚˋ, 拖 沓] dilatory; procrastinating; obstructive #38,112 [Add to Longdo] | 濡 | [rú, ㄖㄨˊ, 濡] dilatory; to moisten #49,544 [Add to Longdo] | 迂缓 | [yū huǎn, ㄩ ㄏㄨㄢˇ, 迂 缓 / 迂 緩] dilatory; slow in movement; roundabout #250,936 [Add to Longdo] |
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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 procrastination; delaying;
procrastinating; loitering; as, a dilatory servant.
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2. Marked by procrastination or delay; tardy; slow; sluggish;
-- said of actions or measures.
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Alva, as usual, brought his dilatory policy to bear
upon his adversary. --Motley.
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{Dilatory plea} (Law), a plea designed to create delay in the
trial of a cause, generally founded upon some matter not
connected with the merits of the case.
Syn: Slow; delaying; sluggish; inactive; loitering;
behindhand; backward; procrastinating. See {Slow}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dilatory
adj 1: wasting time [syn: {dilatory}, {laggard}, {poky},
{pokey}]
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