cunctation

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Definition of cunctation in English English dictionary

Delay, hesitation, procrastination

celerity should always be contempered with cunctation.

{n} a delay, procrastination, stop, not used

the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time

{i} delay, procrastination

Delay; procrastination

Hyphenation

cunc·ta·tion

Etymology

() From Latin cūnctātiō (“a delaying, tarrying”), from cūnctor (“linger, hesitate”).