Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cunctatory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cunc-ta-to-ry
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

delaying; procrastinating

Example Sentences

"Indeed, for several weeks the time rushed by, and it was really only in the final month, when freedom grew palpably close, that every minute took on a crabwise, cunctatory manner, came near to stalling altogether."

Etymology

From Latin cunctor (“delay, impede”).

Derived Forms

cunctation

Questions

What does cunctatory mean?: delaying; procrastinating
Where does cunctatory come from?: From Latin cunctor (“delay, impede”).

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