[dil.a.to.ry] adj [ME, fr. LL dilatorius, fr. L differre (pp. dilatus) to postpone, differ--more at differ, tolerate] (15c) 1: tending or intended to cause delay "~ tactics"
2: characterized by procrastination: tardy "~ in answering letters" -- dil.a.to.ri.ly adv -- dil.a.to.ri.ness n