/ English Dictionary |
CUNCTATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time
Synonyms:
cunctation; procrastination; shillyshally
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("cunctation" is a kind of...):
delay; holdup (the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time)