dilatoriness
dilatoriness noun: the state or quality of being dilatory.
Noun
dilatoriness (usually uncountable, plural dilatorinesses)
- The state or quality of being dilatory.
- Nor when he got home was he much more inclined to any resolute line of action […] for he got no pen and paper, and he dawdled over his teacup with the utmost dilatoriness, putting off, as it were, the evil day.1861, Anthony Trollope, Framley Parsonage
- In some narratives of the origin of death, two messengers are despatched, and the cause of death is said to have been the dilatoriness or misconduct of the messenger who bore the glad tidings of immortality.1918, James George Frazer, Folk-Lore In The Old Testament, volume 1, page 55
dilatoriness meaning in Tamil
dilatoriness in Tamil
- இழுவை, தாட்சி, நெடுநீர்
Forms of dilatoriness
| plural | dilatorinesses |
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Origin of dilatoriness
From dilatory + -ness.
Questions about dilatoriness
- What does dilatoriness mean?
- Dilatoriness means the state or quality of being dilatory.
- What is dilatoriness in Tamil?
- Dilatoriness in Tamil is இழுவை, தாட்சி, நெடுநீர். See Dilatoriness meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is dilatoriness?
- Dilatoriness is a noun.
- What is the plural of dilatoriness?
- The plural of dilatoriness is dilatorinesses.
Words near dilatoriness in the dictionary
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