- Types Of Speech
- You can use dilatory as a adjective satellite in a sentence.
- About Dilatory
- A 4 syllables adjective satellite and 8 letters with the letters a, d, i, l, o, r, t, and y, 5 consonants, 3 vowels and 4 syllables with the middle letters at. Dilatory starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters d, di, dil, dila, dilat, and the ending characters are y, ry, ory, tory, atory, ..
- Definition
- Using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation; "a fabian policy"
- School Grade
- Dilatory is set as a sat word that starts with d, ends with y, 4 syllables, 3 vowels and 8 letters.
- Pig Latin
- Dilatory in Pig Latin is said as "ilatoryday or ilatorydway".
- Unigram
- d | i | l | a | t | o | r | y
- Bigram
- di | il | la | at | to | or | ry
- Trigram
- dil | ila | lat | ato | tor | ory
- Quadrigram
- dila | ilat | lato | ator | tory
- Word Gram
- Adjective Satellite Examples
- using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition;
avoiding direct confrontation;
"a fabian policy" - wasting time
- inclined to waste time and lag behind
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Apathetic | marked by a lack of interest "an apathetic audience" "the universe is neither hostile nor friendly it is simply indifferent" |
| Backward | directed or facing toward the back or rear "a backward view" |
| Balking | stopping short and refusing to go on "a balking" "a balky mule" "a balky customer" |
| Balky | stopping short and refusing to go on "a balking" "a balky mule" "a balky customer" |
| Bloodsucking | drawing blood from the body of another "a plague of bloodsucking insects" |
| Bone Lazy | |
| Cadging | |
| Casual | hasty and without attention to detail not thorough "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house''s structural flaws" "a passing glance" "perfunctory courtesy" |
| Cursory | hasty and without attention to detail not thorough "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house''s structural flaws" "a passing glance" "perfunctory courtesy" |
| Dalliance |
View all cognitive synonyms for Dilatory
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Idolatry | the worship of idols the worship of images that are not God |
| Dilatory | using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition avoiding direct confrontation "a fabian policy" |
| Adroitly | in an adroit manner "he handled the situation adroitly" |
View English words with the unique letters used in dilatory. Words With The Letters Adilorty
| Similar Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cautious | people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid" |
Dilatory Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With D
- Ends With Y
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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