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dilatory

How many syllables in dilatory?

  572398146 syllables

Divide dilatory into syllables:   dil-a-to-ry
Stressed syllable in dilatory:   dil-a-to-ry
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Synonyms for dilatory


1 syllable
  • slack
  • slow
2 syllables
  • dragging
  • laggard
  • lazy
  • slow-paced
  • flagging
  • lagging
  • remiss
  • tardy
3 syllables
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What rhymes with dilatory

3 syllables
4 syllables
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