cunctation

[kuhngk-tey-shuh n]

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noun

delay; tardiness.

Origin of cunctation

1575–85; < Latin cunctātiōn- (stem of cunctātiō) delay, equivalent to cunctāt(us) (past participle of cunctārī to delay) + -iōn- -ion

Related formscunc·ta·tious, cunc·ta·to·ry

[kuhngk-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈkʌŋk təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, cunc·ta·tive

[kuhngk-tuh-tiv] /ˈkʌŋk tə tɪv/, adjective

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Related Words for cunctation

stoppage, lag, setback, moratorium, postponement, suspension, problem, wait, holdup, obstruction, check, reprieve, surcease, holding, lingering, filibuster, tie-up, remission, stop, detention

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Historical Examples of cunctation

Liegnitz itself, was not that (as many opine) a disaster due to cunctation, not of Loudon's?
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XX. (of XXI.)
Thomas Carlyle

British Dictionary definitions for cunctation

cunctation

noun

rare delay

Derived Formscunctative (ˈkʌŋktətɪv), adjectivecunctator, noun

Word Origin for cunctation

C16: from Latin cunctātiō a hesitation, from cunctārī to delay

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