DILATORILY Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

dilatorily

adverb

Definition of dilatorily

as in slowly

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Adverb

Our narrow wooden canoe moves slowly across the river, propelled by a small outboard motor.

— Sebastián López Brach, The Dial, 15 Sep. 2026
But larger animals, such as whales, mature slowly and reproduce later.

— Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of slowly

Adverb

His research later expanded into flexible electronics, liquid metal electronics, microsupercapacitors, and lithium-ion batteries.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
What Coulter wants is the inverse, with the child taking the book unaccompanied and the parent free to learn of it later, or not.

— Robert Steinbuch, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of later

Adverb

The fish looks straight at me, flopping sluggishly from side to side.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Hayes’ 3-pointer from the midcourt logo to end the first quarter keyed the Valkyries’ 24-9 second-quarter surge and enlivened a Golden State group that had started the game sluggishly.

— Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of sluggishly

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Trump first proposed closing the center for two years in February, with the board subsequently approving the plan in March.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026
The Clippers acquired Gallinari, then 28, from the Denver Nuggets in a three-team trade in the summer of 2017 and subsequently handed him a three-year, $65 million extension.

— Mike Prada, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of subsequently

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Cumbia, a vibrant blend of music and dance, took shape along its banks at El Banco, where drummers still play the rhythms that traveled downstream to Barranquilla and eventually the rest of the world.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
The report, while not binding, adds to international evidence gathered about crimes in the war in Iran, and could eventually be used in efforts to reach justice in international courts.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of eventually

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For years thereafter, the government insisted that nuclear fallout was safe, even as kids across the desert West started receiving leukemia diagnoses.

— Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026
Prosecutors can renew that request every two years thereafter, McAdam said.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

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