dilatory
Word family adverbdilatorilyadjectivedilatorynoundilatoriness
dil·a·to·ry /ˈdɪlətəri $ -tɔːri/ adjectiveadj formal SLOWslow in doing something 拖延的,拖拉的,迟缓的 Origin dilatory (1400-1500) Late Latin dilatorius, from
Latin dilatus, past participle of
differre “to delay”;
→ DIFFER