FABIAN, adjective Delaying; dilatory; avoiding battle, in imitation of Q. Fabius Maximus, a Roman general who conducted military operations against Hannibal, by declining to risk a battle in the open field, but harassing the enemy by marches, countermarches and ambuscades.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.