Dilatory
81remiss — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. lax, slack, neglectful, dilatory. See neglect. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. negligent, neglectful, derelict, lax, slack, inattentive, careless, indifferent, unmindful, forgetful, uninterested,… …
82slow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. time consuming; dull witted, dense (sl.); tardy, sluggish; slack, leisurely; tedious, boring. See slowness, ignorance, lateness, weariness.Ant., fast, quick witted, bright. v. slacken, moderate,… …
83tardy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. overdue, late, behind time; slow, slack, dilatory, sluggish. See lateness, latency. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. overdue, too late, behindhand; see late 1 , slow 2 , 3 . III (Roget s 3… …
84Lateness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Lateness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 1 =>{ant,132,} lateness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 tardiness tardiness &c.(slowness) 275 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 delay delay delation Sgm: N 2 cunctation …
85Slowness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Slowness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 slowness slowness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 languor languor &c.(inactivity) 683 Sgm: N 1 drawl drawl Sgm: N 1 creeping creeping &c. >V. lentor …
86Inactivity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Inactivity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inactivity inactivity Sgm: N 1 inaction inaction &c. 681 Sgm: N 1 inertness inertness &c. 172 Sgm: N 1 obstinacy obstinacy &c. 606 GRP: N 2 …
87defer — English has two distinct verbs defer. The one meaning ‘delay’ [14] is ultimately the same words as differ. It comes via Old French differer from Latin differre ‘carry apart, delay’, a compound verb formed from the prefix dis ‘apart’ and ferre… …
88remiss — a. 1. Slack, dilatory, slow, backward, behindhand, tardy, lax, languid. 2. Inattentive, negligent, careless, thoughtless, heedless, neglectful, lax, slothful, slack, slow, dilatory …
89slow — [adj1] unhurried, lazy apathetic, crawling, creeping, dawdling, delaying, deliberate, dilatory, disinclined, dreamy, drowsy, easy, gradual, heavy, idle, imperceptible, inactive, indolent, inert, lackadaisical, laggard, lagging, leaden, leisurely …
90defer — English has two distinct verbs defer. The one meaning ‘delay’ [14] is ultimately the same words as differ. It comes via Old French differer from Latin differre ‘carry apart, delay’, a compound verb formed from the prefix dis ‘apart’ and ferre… …
