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Definition of fabian:

A member of, or sympathizer with, the Society.
Designating, or pertaining to, a society of socialists, organized in England in 1884 to spread socialistic principles gradually without violent agitation.
Of, pertaining to, or in the manner of, the Roman general, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus; cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest.

Synonyms:

cautious, dilatory.

Usage examples:

Then mamma began to rebuke in a voice and manner oddly like the child's; and Fabian seized Babiole and lifted her up to kiss her.

- "A Witch of the Hills, v. 1-2", Florence Warden.
If you wish for a plain and clear statement of the unequal distribution of wealth in this country, get Fabian Tract No. 5, price one penny, and study it well.

- "Britain for the British", Robert Blatchford.
In one of them, among such sections as Fabian Temperance Reform, Fabian Education and so on, there was an entry gravely headed " Fabian Natural Science," which stated that in the Socialist cause light was needed more than heat.

- "George Bernard Shaw", Gilbert K. Chesterton.