8 Letter Words for Dilatory
adroitly, dilatory, idolatry
7 Letter Words for Dilatory
dilator, orality, ortalid, tailory, tardily
6 Letter Words for Dilatory
adroit, aliyot, ardito, aridly, artily, atloid, datril, drylot, laroid, lyraid, rialto, rialty, tailor, taylor, traily, tylari, tyroid
5 Letter Words for Dilatory
ality, alody, aloid, ariot, aroid, artly, daily, dairt, dairy, datil, diary, diota, dirty, dital, doaty, doilt, doily, dolia, doray, doria, dorty, dotal, doylt, drail, droil, droit, droyl, idola, idryl, iodal, italy, laird, lairy, laity, lardy, larid, latro, liard, liart, lidar, lirot, litra, lordy, lyard, lyart, lyrid, oriya, otary, radio, radly, ratio, riyal, roady, roily, rotal, royal, taily, talio, tardo, tardy, tayir, tidal, tirol, toady, today, tolar, toral, trady, trail, triad, trial, trild, triol, troad, tyrol, yaird, yarto
4 Letter Words for Dilatory
adit, ador, adry, airt, airy, alod, alto, aoli, arid, aril, arty, aryl, atli, atry, dail, dali, dalo, dalt, dari, dart, dato, dial, dilo, diol, dirl, dirt, dita, doat, doit, dola, doli, dolt, dora, dort, dory, doty, drat, dray, idly, idol, ilot, iota, ital, iyar, lady, laid, lair, lait, lard, lari, lati, liar, lido, lira, load, loid, loir, lora, lord, lori, lory, lota, loti, lyra, oary, oaty, odal, odyl, oily, olid, orad, oral, orly, raid, rail, rait, rato, rial, riot, rita, road, roid, roil, roit, rota, roti, rotl, royt, ryal, ryot, tail, tald, tali, tari, taro, tiao, tiar, tidy, tirl, toad, toda, tody, toil, tola, told, tori, trad, tray, trid, trio, trod, troy, tyro, yair, yald, yali, yard, yarl, yati, yilt, yird, yold
3 Letter Words for Dilatory
ado, ady, aid, ail, air, ait, ald, alo, alt, aly, aor, ard, art, ary, ayr, dal, dao, dar, dat, day, dia, dil, dir, dit, dlr, doa, dol, dor, dot, dry, iao, ida, ido, ilo, ira, ita, itd, iyo, lad, lai, lao, lar, lat, lay, lid, lir, lit, loa, lod, lor, lot, loy, ltd, ltr, oad, oar, oat, oda, oil, ola, old, ora, ord, orl, ort, ory, rad, rai, rat, ray, ria, rid, rio, rit, rld, rly, rod, roi, rot, rti, rya, tad, tai, tal, tao, tar, tay, tdr, tid, til, tlo, tlr, toa, tod, toi, tol, tor, toy, tra, tri, try, tyr, yad, yar, yat, yid, yod, yoi, yor, yot
Definitions for Dilatory
[1] tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
[2] intended to cause delay, gain time, or defer decision: a dilatory strategy.
[3] tending or inclined to delay or waste time
[4] intended or designed to waste time or defer action
Words related to Dilatory
backward, delaying, deliberate, laggard, late, lax, lazy, leisurely, neglectful, negligent, remiss, slack, slow, sluggish, tardy, unhurried, behindhand, lingering, loitering, moratory
Words nearby Dilatory
dilation and evacuation, dilation and extraction, dilative, dilatometer, dilator, dilatory, dilaudid, dildo, dilemma, dilettante, dilettantism
Origin of Dilatory
1250–1300; Middle English (< Anglo-French ) < Latin dīlātōrius, equivalent to dīlā-, suppletive stem of differre to postpone (see differ) + -tōrius -tory1
Other words from Dilatory
dil·a·to·ri·ly , adverb
dil·a·to·ri·ness , noun
un·dil·a·to·ri·ly , adverb
un·dil·a·to·ry , adjective
Word origin for Dilatory
C15: from Late Latin dīlātōrius inclined to delay, from differre to postpone; see differ
Synonyms for Dilatory
backward, behindhand, dallying, delaying, deliberate, laggard, late, lax, lazy, leisurely, lingering, loitering, moratory, neglectful, negligent, putting off, remiss, slack, slow, sluggish, snail-like, tardy, tarrying, time-wasting, unhasty, unhurried
