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Dec. 16th, 2022

This week's word is

Dilatory

[ˈdiləˌtôrē]

ADJECTIVE

1. Slow to act:
"He had been dilatory in appointing a solicitor."

SIMILAR: slow, unhurried, tardy, unpunctual, lax, slack, sluggish.

2. Intended to cause delay:
"They resorted to dilatory procedural tactics, forcing a postponement of peace talks."

SIMILAR: delaying, stalling, temporizing, procrastinating, postponing.

Title: Tardiness
Fandom: Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Author:

senmut |

Merfilly
Rating: G
Word Count: 100
Characters/Pairings: White Rabbit and Alice
Warnings: none
Summary: She's always late.

( Tardiness )

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mxcatmoon - #041 Dilatory
senmut - Dilatory | Alice in Wonderland (1951) | "Tardiness"

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