temporizing

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Adjective

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temporizing (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to temporization (in its various senses).
    • a. 1645 (date written), Fra[ncis] Quarles, “Eglogue X”, in The Shepheards Oracles: Delivered in Certain Eglogues, London: [] M[iles] F[lesher] for John Marriot and Richard Marriot, [], published 1645 (indicated as 1646), →OCLC, page 119:
      The kalender, [] hath late deſcry'd / That evill affected planet Mars, ally'd / To temporizing Mercury, conjoyn'd / I'th'houſe of Death; []
    • 1997, Fred M. Henretig, Christopher King, Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Procedures, page 731:
      Application of a protective covering as described in this chapter is a temporizing procedure performed before eventual aesthetic restoration of the tooth as an outpatient.

Noun

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temporizing (plural temporizings)

  1. The act of one who temporizes, or acts evasively.

Verb

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temporizing

  1. present participle and gerund of temporize