Dillydallying
Dillydallying adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.
Usage example: the dillydallying congress hadn't passed any legislation, and the term was almost over
Poking and dillydallying are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Poking" instead an adjective "Dillydallying".
Poking
Poking adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.
Usage example: the poking pace of the repair work has put everything way behind schedule
Dillydallying and poking are semantically related. You can use "Dillydallying" instead an adjective "Poking".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sluggish and dillydallying
- sluggish and poking
- slow and dillydallying
- slow and poking
- laggard and dillydallying
- laggard and poking
- deliberate and dillydallying
- deliberate and poking
- languid and dillydallying
- languid and poking
- lingering and dillydallying
- lingering and poking
- dilatory and dillydallying
- dilatory and poking
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