unpunctual
tʃu adjective
1.
strictly observant of an appointed or regular time; not late; prompt.
2.
made, occurring, etc., at the scheduled or proper time: punctual payment.
3.
pertaining to or of the nature of a point.
4.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin pūnctuālis of a point, equivalent to Latin pūnctu(s) a point, a pricking (pung(ere) to prick + -tus suffix of v. action) + -ālis -al1; see pungent
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin pūnctuālis of a point, equivalent to Latin pūnctu(s) a point, a pricking (pung(ere) to prick + -tus suffix of v. action) + -ālis -al1; see pungent
Related forms
punc·tu·al·ly, adverb
punc·tu·al·ness, noun
non·punc·tu·al, adjective
non·punc·tu·al·ly, adverb
non·punc·tu·al·ness, noun
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| —adj | |
| 1. | arriving or taking place at an arranged time; prompt |
| 2. | (of a person) having the characteristic of always keeping to arranged times, as for appointments, meetings, etc |
| 3. | obsolete precise; exact; apposite |
| 4. | maths consisting of or confined to a point in space |
| [C14: from Medieval Latin punctuālis concerning detail, from Latin punctum point] | |
| punctu'ality | |
| —n | |
| 'punctually | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
punctual
c.1400, from M.L. punctualis (c.1210), from L. punctus "a pricking" (see point). Originally "having a sharp point;" meaning "prompt" first recorded 1675, from notion of "insisting on fine points." Punctuality "exactness" is from 1620.
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