Cunctation \Cunc*ta"tion\ (k?nk-t?"sh?n), n. [L. cunctatio, fr.
cunctari, p. p. cunctatus, to delay.]
Delay; procrastination. [R.] --Carlyle.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
cunctation
n : the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or
defering an action to a later time [syn: procrastination,
shillyshally]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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