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forslow.

To be dilatory about; put off; postpone; neglect; omit.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To be dilatory about; put off; postpone; neglect; omit.

    obsolete · transitive
  2. To delay; hinder; impede; obstruct.

    obsolete · transitive
  3. To be slow or dilatory; loiter.

    intransitive · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English forslowen, forslewen (“to neglect”), from Old English forslāwian, forslǣwan (“to be slow, unwilling, delay, put off”), equivalent to for- + slow.

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