DELAYINGLY

Etymology

Adverb

delayingly (comparative more delayingly, superlative most delayingly)

So as to delay.

Source: Wiktionary


De*lay"ing*ly, adv.

Definition: By delays. [R.] Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.

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