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dilatory

/ˈdɪlət(ə)ri/

US pronunciation
American sound/ˈdɪlət(ə)ri/
dilatory
Syllables
4 syllables
Stress
1st syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Final y vowel sound

di - la - to - ry -> dilatory

Myanmar meaning

(adj) နှေးကွေးသော။နှောင့်နှေးစေသော။

Full entry

dilatory /'dÇlǝtǝri; US -tↄ:ri/ adj (fml )

~ (in doing sth) နှေးသော။ ဖင့်သော။ ကြာသော။ The government has been dilatory in condemning the outrage. ❍ dilatory behaviour/actions.

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  • dilatory /'dÇlǝtǝri; US -tↄ:ri/ adj ( fml ) ~ (in doing sth) နှေးသော။ ဖင့်သော။ ကြာသော။ The government has been dilatory in condemning the outrage.
  • dilatory behaviour/actions.
Synonyms
slow, tardy, remiss, slack, negligent, lazy, lagging, dragging, flagging, laggard, slow-paced, slow-going, backward, behind, behind schedule, behind time, behindhand, dallying, delaying, deliberate, have to play catch up, in arrears, late, lax, leisurely, lingering, loitering, moratory, neglectful, problem, procrastinating, putting off, sluggish, snail-like, tarrying, time-wasting, unhasty, unhurried
Antonyms
diligent, eager, enthusiastic, hard-working, prompt, ready, zealous
Cross references
slowtardyremissslacknegligentlazylaggingdraggingflagginglaggardslow-pacedslow-goingbackwardbehindbehind schedulebehind timebehindhanddallyingdelayingdeliberatehave to play catch upin arrearslatelaxleisurelylingeringloiteringmoratory
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