| Flashcards: Latin Derivatives |
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dilatory
1) tending to delay; tardy; 2) causing delay or intended to cause delay
They were a real-life analogue of Jack Sprat and wife: he, an early arriver, and she, his dilatory mate, arrived everywhere exactly on time.
Related English word: dilatoriness
Latin root words: dilator, dilatoris, m. - a delayer, a dilatory person; differo, differre, distuli, dilatus - to delay, postpone
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