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Dilatory

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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Slow 84% connected

imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Slow 84% connected

imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Laggard 92% connected

Slow; sluggish; backward.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pokey 92% connected

See Poky.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Poky 92% connected

Confined; cramped.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Adjourn verb · 78% connection

To put off or defer to another day, or indefinitely; to postpone; to close or suspend for the day; -- commonly said of the meeting, or…

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Antistrophe noun · 78% connection

The repetition of words in an inverse order; as, the master of the servant and the servant of the master.

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Contango noun · 78% connection

The premium or interest paid by the buyer to the seller, to be allowed to defer paying for the stock purchased until the next fortnigh…

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Crastination noun · 78% connection

Procrastination; a putting off till to-morrow.

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Cunctation noun · 78% connection

Delay; procrastination.

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Dalliance noun · 78% connection

Delay or procrastination.

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Deed verb · 78% connection

That which is done or effected by a responsible agent; an act; an action; a thing done; -- a word of extensive application, including,…

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Default noun · 78% connection

A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires; as, this evil has happened thr…

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Deferential adjective · 78% connection

Expressing deference; accustomed to defer.

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Deferment noun · 78% connection

The act of delaying; postponement.

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Deferred imp. & p. p. · 78% connection

of Defer

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Deferring p. pr. & vb. n. · 78% connection

of Defer

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Delay verb · 78% connection

A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.

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Due adjective · 78% connection

Owed, as a debt; that ought to be paid or done to or for another; payable; owing and demandable.

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Fact noun · 78% connection

The assertion or statement of a thing done or existing; sometimes, even when false, improperly put, by a transfer of meaning, for the…

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Filibuster noun · 78% connection

(law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches

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Flagging adjective · 78% connection

Growing languid, weak, or spiritless; weakening; delaying.

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Intrust verb · 78% connection

To deliver (something) to another in trust; to deliver to (another) something in trust; to commit or surrender (something) to another…

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