dilly-dallier
English Thesaurus
1. someone who wastes time (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | bum, do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, |
| definition | : | person who does no work (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | moon about, moon around, mope, |
| definition | : | be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | mope, mope around, |
| definition | : | move around slowly and aimlessly (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, |
| definition | : | be about (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | dilly-dally, dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, shillyshally, stall, |
| definition | : | postpone doing what one should be doing (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | moon about, moon around, mope, |
| definition | : | be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | mope, mope around, |
| definition | : | move around slowly and aimlessly (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, |
| definition | : | be about (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | dilly-dally, dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, shillyshally, stall, |
| definition | : | postpone doing what one should be doing (verb.stative) |
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