- cunctatious
- cunctāˈtious, cuncˈtative or cuncˈtatory adjectiveInclined to delay or procrastinate• • •Main Entry: ↑cunctator
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cunctation — cunctatious, cunctatory /kungk teuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, cunctative /kungk teuh tiv/, adj. /kungk tay sheuhn/, n. delay; tardiness. [1575 85; < L cunctation (s. of cunctatio) delay, equiv. to cunctat(us) (ptp. of cunctari to delay) + ion ION] * * * … Universalium
derelict — adj 1. abandoned, forsaken, deserted, neglected; relinquished, given up, left behind, Naut. (of a ship) a hull; discarded, rejected, cast off or away or aside; shunned, scorned, outcast, forlorn; bereft, adrift, alone, solitary, lonely, desolate; … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
neglectful — adj 1. disregardful, disregarding, disregardant, inattentive, careless, heedless, unheeding; unobservant, unwatchful, inadvertent, unguarded; thoughtless, unthinking, unmindful, forgetful, oblivious, unaware; improvident, imprudent, injudicious;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
remiss — adj 1. negligent, delinquent, derelict, Inf. asleep at the wheel or at the switch or on the job; indolent, lazy, slothful, laggard, shiftless, do nothing, faineant; slack, loose, lax, sloppy, slipshod, hasty, cursory, perfunctory; dilatory,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
slack — adj 1. loose, not tight, not taut, not rigid or firm, lax, hanging, drooping, droopy, bagging, baggy, sagging, saggy, flapping, Inf. floppy; limp, Dial. limpsy, flabby, flaccid; relaxed, flexible, pliant. 2. remiss, negligent, neglectful,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
