cunctativeadj.
/ˈkʌŋktətɪv/ rare.
= cunctatious adj.
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the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [adjective]
tarryingc1386
delayous1469
oversettingc1485
dilator1503
tarrysome1513
lingeringa1547
deferringc1565
delaying1576
dilatory1581
driving1585
protractive1596
tarrowinga1598
delayful1600
protracting1600
cunctative1617
suspensivea1623
remorala1625
Penelopeana1627
demurrant1633
remorating1638
retarding1654
tardative1666
temporizing1801
procrastinative1824
tomorrowing1824
procrastinatory1839
postponing1852
cunctatory1862
cunctatious1864
traa dy liooar1878
suspensory1884
off-putting1894
1617 F. Bacon Speech on taking Place in Chancery in Wks. XIII. 189 I confess I have somewhat of the cunctative.
1860 J. L. Motley Hist. United Netherlands I. ii. 54 ‘Fabius’ [Philip II]..that cunctative Roman.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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