Procrastinative

Pronunciation: /prəˈkræs.təˌneɪ.tɪv/

Definitions of procrastinative

adjective describing someone who has a tendency to procrastinate or delay tasks

Example Sentences

A1 She is a procrastinative person who always leaves things until the last minute.

A2 His procrastinative behavior often leads to unfinished tasks.

B1 The student's procrastinative tendencies are hindering their academic progress.

B2 Despite being aware of the deadline, he continued to display procrastinative habits.

C1 Her procrastinative nature has caused her to miss out on many opportunities.

C2 The CEO's procrastinative decision-making has had negative consequences for the company.

Examples of procrastinative in a Sentence

formal Her procrastinative behavior often led to missed deadlines at work.

informal I can't believe how procrastinative he is when it comes to doing his homework.

slang Stop being so procrastinative and just get it done already!

figurative His mind was a maze of procrastinative thoughts, always finding ways to delay important tasks.

Grammatical Forms of procrastinative

• past tense: procrastinated
• plural: procrastinatives
• comparative: more procrastinative
• superlative: most procrastinative
• present tense: procrastinates
• future tense: will procrastinate
• perfect tense: has procrastinated
• continuous tense: is procrastinating
• singular: procrastinative
• positive degree: procrastinative
• infinitive: to procrastinate
• gerund: procrastinating
• participle: procrastinated

Origin and Evolution of procrastinative

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'procrastinative' originated from the Latin word 'procrastinatus' which means to defer or delay.

Evolution of the word: Initially used to describe the act of delaying or postponing tasks, the word 'procrastinative' has evolved to also encompass the idea of habitually putting off important tasks or decisions.