cunctation

cunc·ta·tion

C0805100 (kŭngk-tā′shən)n. Procrastination; delay.

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[Latin cūnctātiō, cūnctātiōn-, from cūnctātus, past participle of cūnctārī, to delay; see konk- in Indo-European roots.]

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cunc′ta′tive (kŭngk′tā′tĭv, -tə-tĭv) adj.cunc′ta′tor n.

cunctation

(kʌŋkˈteɪʃən) nrare delay[C16: from Latin cunctātiō a hesitation, from cunctārī to delay] cunctative adj cuncˈtator n

cunc•ta•tion

(kʌŋkˈteɪ ʃən)

n. delay; tardiness. [1575–85; < Latin cunctātiō=cunctā(rī) to delay + -tiō -tion] cunc•ta′tious, cunc′ta•to`ry (-təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) cunc′ta•tive (-tɪv) adj. cunc•ta′tor, n.

cunctation

the practice or habit of delay or tardiness; procrastination. — cunctator, n. — cunctatious, cunctatory, adj.See also: Time

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cunctation - the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later timeprocrastination, shillyshallydelay, holdup - the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

Translations

kunktatorstwozwłoka