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Definition of Cunctation
1. Noun. The act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time.
Generic synonyms: Delay, Holdup
Derivative terms: Procrastinate, Shillyshally
Definition of Cunctation
1. n. Delay; procrastination.
Definition of Cunctation
1. Noun. (obsolete) Delay, hesitation, procrastination. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cunctation
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cunctation
Literary usage of Cunctation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. German Atrocities, Their Nature and Philosophy: Studies in Belgium and by Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker, Newell Dwight Hillis (1918)
"cunctation." He went back to the city, hunted up his dictionary and wrote two or
three columns, and the paper has not yet entirely recovered from the shock. ..."
2. The Autobiography of a Pennsylvanian by Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker (1918)
"cunctation." He went back to the city, hunted up his dictionary and wrote two or
three columns, and the paper has not yet entirely recovered from the shock. ..."
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