Both Uses of
dilatory
in
Frankenstein
- The winter, however, was spent cheerfully; and although the spring was uncommonly late, when it came its beauty compensated for its dilatoriness.†
Chpt 6 *
- The latter method of obtaining the desired intelligence was dilatory and unsatisfactory; besides, I had an insurmountable aversion to the idea of engaging myself in my loathsome task in my father's house while in habits of familiar intercourse with those I loved.†
Chpt 18
Definition:
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(dilatory) slow; or causing or tending to delay things