moratory

[ mawr-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, mor- ]

/ ˈmɔr əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈmɒr- /

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adjective

authorizing delay of payment: a moratory law.

RELATED WORDS

backward, delaying, deliberate, laggard, late, lax, lazy, leisurely, neglectful, negligent, remiss, slack, slow, sluggish, tardy, unhurried, behindhand, lingering, loitering

Nearby words

morally, morandi, morar, morass, moratorium, moratory, moratuwa, morava, moravia, moravian, moravian brethren

Origin of moratory

1890–95; < Late Latin morātōrius dilatory, equivalent to morā(rī) to delay; see mora + -tōrius -tory¹

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