What does cunctatory mean?
Cunctatory means delaying; procrastinating.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
delaying; procrastinating.
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.
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Cunctatory means delaying; procrastinating.
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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.
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