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procrastinatory

pro·cras·ti·nate
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [proh-kras-tuh-neyt, pruh-]
    • /proʊˈkræs təˌneɪt, prə-/
    • /prəʊkrˈastɪnətəri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [proh-kras-tuh-neyt, pruh-]
    • /proʊˈkræs təˌneɪt, prə-/

Definitions of procrastinatory word

  • verb without object procrastinatory to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost. 1
  • verb with object procrastinatory to put off till another day or time; defer; delay. 1
See all 2 definitions of procrastinatory

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Origin of procrastinatory

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < Latin prōcrāstinātus (past participle of prōcrāstināre to put off until tomorrow, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + -crāstināre, derivative of crāstinus of tomorrow; crās tomorrow + -tinus suffix forming adjectives from temporal adverbs); see -ate1

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Parts of speech for Procrastinatory

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Procrastinatory

procrastinatory popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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