Pertaining to or reminiscent of Roman general Fabius Maximus, whose tactics against Hannibal during the Second Punic War famously consisted of delaying or avoiding combat, focusing instead on weakening the enemy by cutting off supply lines.
User Defined Definitions
"a member of the Fabian Society in Britain"
"of or relating to Fabianism"
"using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation"