Characterized by filibustering; tending to obstruct or delay through tactics like prolonged speech.
From filibuster with adjectival suffix '-ous', though less common than 'filibusterous', used to describe filibustering behavior.
This adjective is rarer than 'filibusterous,' but both words remind us that language creates distinct terms for obstruction—we have more synonyms for delay than most other behaviors, suggesting how much we've had to talk about it.
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