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punctual
[ puhngk-choo-uhl ]
adjective
- strictly observant of an appointed or regular time; not late; prompt.
- made, occurring, etc., at the scheduled or proper time:
punctual payment.
- pertaining to or of the nature of a point.
punctual
/ ˈpʌŋktjʊəl /
adjective
- arriving or taking place at an arranged time; prompt
- (of a person) having the characteristic of always keeping to arranged times, as for appointments, meetings, etc
- obsolete.precise; exact; apposite
- maths consisting of or confined to a point in space
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Derived Forms
- ˈpunctually, adverb
- ˌpunctuˈality, noun
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Other Words From
- punctu·al·ly adverb
- punctu·al·ness noun
- non·punctu·al adjective
- non·punctu·al·ly adverb
- non·punctu·al·ness noun
- un·punctu·al adjective
- un·punctu·al·ly adverb
- un·punctu·al·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of punctual1
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Example Sentences
Deen is not only punctual, but also professionally courteous to his former co-stars.
On the day of the shoot, the crew and I arrived early—Mrs. Cleaver would have wanted us to be punctual!
He was punctual to his appointment on the following morning; and so was Mr Bellamy.
A discount allowed by the company for the punctual payment of premiums belongs not to the agent, but to the insured.
"I always make it a point to be punctual," Lamb dawdling in the background, overheard him say.
The arrangement being thus fully made, the commissioner, promising to be punctual, bowed and retired.
He was a very punctual man—in other words, he always paced leisurely along, some time or another.
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