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dilatory
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dilatory
اتساعى ،ورمى ،تاخيرى ،کند،بطى
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DILATORY
DILATORIO. DILAZIONATORIO. LENTO
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dilatory
[.adj]: اتساعى ، ورمى ، تاخيرى ، کند ، بطى
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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.
2. marked by procrastination or delay; tardy; slow; sluggish; -- said of actions or measures. alva, as usual, brought his dilatory policy to bear upon his adversary.
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.
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