cunctatious

cunc·ta·tion

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuhngk-tey-shuh n]
- /kʌŋkˈteɪ ʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuhngk-tey-shuh n]
- /kʌŋkˈteɪ ʃən/

Definitions of cunctatious word

adjective cunctatious addicted to or prone to cunctation 3
noun cunctatious delay; tardiness. 1

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Origin of cunctatious

First appearance:

before 1575

One of the 34% oldest English words

1575-85; < Latin cunctātiōn- (stem of cunctātiō) delay, equivalent to cunctāt(us) (past participle of cunctārī to delay) + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Cunctatious

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cunctatious

cunctatious popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".