delayful
delayful adjective: intended to cause delay.
Adjective
delayful (comparative more delayful, superlative most delayful)
- Intended to cause delay.
- New Orleans, with its port commerce doubling every 10 years, has long since outgrown its present port facilities, particularly the ancient, costly and delayful ferry system by which freight and passengers are transported from the east to the west bank of the Mississippi River, and vice versa.1925 May 28, Thomas Ewing Dabney, “To Bridge or Not to Bridge the Mississippi River at New Orleans”, in Manufacturers Record, volume LXXXVII, number 22, Baltimore, page 73, column 1
- Synonyms:
- dilatory
Synonyms of delayful
Forms of delayful
| comparative | more delayful |
|---|---|
| superlative | most delayful |
Origin of delayful
From delay + -ful.
Questions about delayful
- What does delayful mean?
- Delayful means intended to cause delay.
- What part of speech is delayful?
- Delayful is an adjective.
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