Dallying and Precipitous

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Dallying adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.

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Precipitous is an antonym for dallying.

Nearby Words: dally, dallied

Precipitous adjective - Acting or done with excessive or careless speed.

Usage example: soon regretted our precipitous actions in international affairs

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Dallying is an antonym for precipitous.

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