'Loitered' definitions:

Definition of 'Loitered'

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  • Loiter \Loi"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Loitered; p. pr. & vb. n. Loitering.] [D. leuteren to delay, loiter; cf; Prov. G. lottern to be louse, lotter louse, slack, unsettled, vagrant, OHG. lotar.]
  • 1. To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to be dilatory; to spend time idly; to saunter; to lag behind. [1913 Webster]
  • Sir John, you loiter here too long. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • If we have loitered, let us quicken our pace. --Rogers. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To wander as an idle vagrant. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  • Syn: To linger; delay; lag; saunter; tarry. [1913 Webster]

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