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# How to pronounce "cunctatory" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/kʌnktætɒrɪ/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **cun·cta·to·ry**
- **Parts of Speech**: adjective
- **ADJECTIVE**: delaying; procrastinating
  - *Example*: "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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## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [cunctator](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/cunctator), [cunctatury](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/cunctatury), [cuna](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/cuna), [cunabular](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/cunabular), [cunan](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/cunan), [cunarder](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/cunarder), [cunas](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/cunas), [cunctation](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/cunctation)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "cunctatory" correctly?
"cunctatory" is pronounced `/kʌnktætɒrɪ/`. Syllable breakdown: **cun·cta·to·ry**.

### What does "cunctatory" mean in context?
delaying; procrastinating

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