Dilatory
Dilatory adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.
Usage example: the homeowner is claiming that local firefighters were dilatory in responding to the call
Heavy-footed and dilatory are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Heavy-footed" instead an adjective "Dilatory".
Heavy-footed
Heavy-footed adjective - (of movement) lacking ease or lightness.
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Synonyms for Heavy-footed
Dilatory and heavy-footed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dilatory" instead an adjective phrase "Heavy-footed".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sluggish and dilatory
- sluggish and heavy-footed
- slow and dilatory
- slow and heavy-footed
- laggard and dilatory
- laggard and heavy-footed
- languid and dilatory
- languid and heavy-footed
- tardy and dilatory
- tardy and heavy-footed
- leisurely and dilatory
- leisurely and heavy-footed
- unhurried and dilatory
- unhurried and heavy-footed
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Heavy-footed and Dilatory. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dilatory/heavy-footed
Dilatory & Heavy-footed. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dilatory/heavy-footed>.
Heavy-footed or Dilatory. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dilatory/heavy-footed.
