Dilatory and Loafing

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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

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Loafing and dilatory are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Loafing" instead an adjective "Dilatory".

Nearby Words: dilate, dilation, dilating, dilator, dilative

Loafing noun - Having no employment.

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Dilatory and loafing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dilatory" instead an adjective "Loafing".

Nearby Word: loafed

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Loafing and Dilatory. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dilatory/loafing

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