Dilatory
Dilatory adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.
Negligent and dilatory are semantically related. in procrastinating topic. In some cases you can use "Negligent" instead an adjective "Dilatory".
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Negligent and Dilatory. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dilatory/negligent
Dilatory & Negligent. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dilatory/negligent>.
Negligent or Dilatory. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dilatory/negligent.
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