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DILATORY

tending or intended to cause delay

The meaning of the word dilatory is tending or intended to cause delay.

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compriseto be made up of
nuptialof or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
impeachto charge with a crime or misdemeanor
incisiveimpressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)
dorsalan ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar
swampa wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water
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pluckto pull or pick off or out
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious