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Synonyms

punctual

American  
[puhngk-choo-uhl] / ˈpʌŋk tʃu əl /

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. punctilious.

punctual British  
/ ˈpʌŋktjʊəl /

adjective

  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

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Other Word Forms

  • nonpunctual adjective
  • nonpunctually adverb
  • nonpunctualness noun
  • punctuality noun
  • punctually adverb
  • punctualness noun
  • unpunctual adjective
  • unpunctually adverb
  • unpunctualness noun

Etymology

Origin of punctual

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 -al 1; pungent

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