Definition & Meaning

dilatory; sluggish; laggard; indecisive and sloppy; not clear-cut

Word usage

tuō tà

拖 沓

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Yu Wen 7 RW AABB

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adj.dilatory; sluggish; laggard; indecisive and sloppy; not clear-cut
- chí huǎn tuō tà
  迟缓拖沓
  slow and dilatory
- yǐng piàn de tóu yī gè xiǎo shí què shí hěn tuō tà
  影片的头一个小时确实很拖沓。
  The first hour of the film really dragged.
synonym
tuō lā拖拉
antonym
lì luo利落 shuǎng lì爽利

Word usage

Reduplication
"拖沓" can be reduplicated, for example: "拖拖沓沓".
- 他离婚的事还在拖拖沓沓地进行着。
  His divorce was dragging along.

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