Cunctation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  cunctation
       n : the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or
           defering an action to a later time [syn: {procrastination},
            {shillyshally}]