dawdlesome
dawdlesome adjective: characterised or marked by dawdling.
Adjective
dawdlesome (comparative more dawdlesome, superlative most dawdlesome)
- Characterised or marked by dawdling.
- By setting the timer for short increments (5 to 15 minutes) for the duration of any potentially dawdlesome task— phone calls, filing, sorting through piles of paper—Chaos Creators can gain a more realistic sense of the limits of their time (and perhaps other people's, too).2000, Harriet Schechter, Conquering Chaos at Work
- Mrs Parsons was as brisk as her husband was dawdlesome, and as plump and perky as he was slow.2002, Barbara Euphan Todd, Worzel Gummidge
Forms of dawdlesome
| comparative | more dawdlesome |
|---|---|
| superlative | most dawdlesome |
Origin of dawdlesome
From dawdle + -some.
Questions about dawdlesome
- What does dawdlesome mean?
- Dawdlesome means characterised or marked by dawdling.
- What part of speech is dawdlesome?
- Dawdlesome is an adjective.
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