cunctanter

Latin

Alternative forms

  • cōntanter

Etymology

From cūnctāns (“to delay; to hesitate”) +‎ -ter.

Pronunciation

Adverb

cūnctanter (comparative cūnctantius, superlative cūnctantissimē, adjective cūnctāns)

  1. hesitantly, slowly
  2. stubbornly
  3. reluctantly

References

  • “cunctanter”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “cunctanter”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “cunctanter”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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