temporizing adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •Of or relating to temporization (in its various senses).The kalender, […] hath late descry'd That evill affected planet Mars, ally'd To temporizing Mercury, conjoyn'd I'th'house of Death; […] — 1645 noun1 •The act of one who temporizes, or acts evasively. formstemporizings