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Adjective: dilatory  'di-lu`to-ree [N. Amer], di-lu-t(u-)ree [Brit]
  1. Wasting time
    "Pleas are divided into pleas dilatory and peremptory"
    - laggard, poky, pokey

See also: slow

Encyclopedia: Dilatory