cunctanter

Latin

Alternative forms

• cōntanter

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kuːŋkˈtan.tɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [kuŋkˈtan.ter]

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.