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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.
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Origin of moratory

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

Words nearby moratory

moral turpitude, Morandi, Morar, morass, moratorium, moratory, Moratuwa, Morava, Moravia, Moravian, Moravian Brethren
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Words related to moratory

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