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delayism

noun

Etymology

From delay + -ism.

  1. derived from *leyp-✻ — “to remain, continue”
  2. derived from *laibijaną✻ — “to leave, cause to stay”
  3. derived from *laibijan✻
  4. derived from *leh₁d-✻ — “to leave, leave behind”
  5. derived from *latjaną✻ — “to delay, hinder, stall”
  6. derived from *lattjan✻
  7. derived from laier — “to leave”
  8. derived from delaier
  9. inherited from delaien
  10. formed as delayism — “delay + -ism”

Definitions

  1. A tendency to delay.

    • This is reflected in the go-slow policy and delayism.
    • But a closer consideration of the technologies involved, and the gap in the deployment of other, more realistic technologies, shows it's better understood as a form of climate delayism.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA