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Adjective: dilatory  'di-lu,to-ree [N. Amer], di-lu-t(u-)ree [Brit]
  1. Slow or wasting time
    "The dilatory student was always the last to finish assignments";
    - laggard, poky [N. Amer, informal], pokey [N. Amer]
     
  2. Causing delay; intended to delay
    "The lawyer's dilatory tactics frustrated the prosecution"

See also: slow

Encyclopedia: Dilatory