dilatoriness
91dilatory — [dil′ə tôr΄ē] adj. [ME dilatorie < LL dilatorius < L dilator, dilatory person < dilatus, pp. of differre, DEFER1] 1. causing or tending to cause delay; meant to gain time, defer action, etc. 2. inclined to delay; slow or late in doing… …
92deliberateness — noun 1. a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry • Syn: ↑slowness, ↑deliberation, ↑unhurriedness • Derivationally related forms: ↑unhurried (for: ↑unhurriedness), ↑delibe …
93dilatory — adj. given to or causing delay. Derivatives: dilatorily adv. dilatoriness n. Etymology: LL dilatorius (as DI (2), dilat past part. stem of differre DEFER(1)) …
94procrastination — noun 1. the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑cunctation, ↑shillyshally • Derivationally related forms: ↑shillyshally (for: ↑shillyshally), ↑ …
95slowness — noun 1. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑awkwardness, ↑clumsiness, ↑ineptness, ↑ineptitude, ↑maladroitness • Derivationally related forms: ↑slow, ↑ …
96unhurriedness — noun a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry • Syn: ↑slowness, ↑deliberation, ↑deliberateness • Derivationally related forms: ↑unhurried, ↑deliberate (for: ↑deliberateness), ↑ …
97dil|a|to|ri|ness — «DIHL uh TR ee nihs, TOHR », noun. the quality of being dilatory; tendency to delay; tardiness: »Dilatoriness and reluctance to look at the Middle East as it is impose the severest possible strain on Western unity (Spectator) …
98o|ver|hast|i|ness — «OH vuhr HAYS tee nihs», noun. a being overhasty; too much haste: »failure because of dilatoriness or overhastiness …
99pro|cras|ti|na|tion — «proh KRAS tuh NAY shuhn», noun. the act or habit of putting things off till later; delay: »Procrastination is the thief of time (Edward Young). SYNONYM(S): dilatoriness, postponement …
