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punctual
punc·tu·al P0660600 (pŭngk′cho͞o-əl)adj.1. Acting or arriving exactly at the time appointed; prompt.2. Paid or accomplished at or by the appointed time.3. Precise; exact.4. Confined to or having the nature of a point in space.5. Linguistics Of, related to, or being the verbal aspect that expresses momentary action or action considered as having no temporal duration.
[Middle English, sharp-pointed, from Medieval Latin pūnctuālis, from Latin pūnctum, point, from neuter past participle of pungere, to prick; see pungent.]
punc′tu·al′i·ty (-ăl′ĭ-tē), punc′tu·al·ness (-əl-nĭs) n.punc′tu·al·ly adv.punctual (ˈpʌŋktjʊəl) adj1. arriving or taking place at an arranged time; prompt2. (of a person) having the characteristic of always keeping to arranged times, as for appointments, meetings, etc3. obsolete precise; exact; apposite4. (Mathematics) maths consisting of or confined to a point in space[C14: from Medieval Latin punctuālis concerning detail, from Latin punctum point] ˌpunctuˈality n ˈpunctually advpunc•tu•al (ˈpʌŋk tʃu əl)
adj. 1. arriving, acting, or happening at the time or times appointed; prompt. 2. pertaining to or of the nature of a point. [1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin pūnctuālis of a point, derivative of Latin pūnctu(s) a point] punc`tu•al′i•ty, n. punc′tu•al•ly, adv. punctual - From Latin punctum, "point," it can mean "pertaining to punctuation," or "of or relating to a point in space."See also related terms for punctuation.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | punctual - acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed; "she expected guests to be punctual at meals"; "he is not a particularly punctual person"; "punctual payment"unpunctual - not punctual; after the appointed time |
punctualadjective on time, timely, early, prompt, strict, exact, precise, in good time, on the dot, seasonable He's always very punctual. I'll see if he's here yet.
late, behind, delayed, overdue, belated, tardy, unpunctual, behindhandpunctualadjectiveOccurring, acting, or performed exactly at the time appointed:prompt, timely.Idioms: at the dot, on time.Translationspunctual (ˈpaŋktʃuəl) adjective arriving etc on time; not late. Please be punctual for your appointment; She's a very punctual person. 準時的 准时的ˌpunctuˈality (-ˈӕ-) noun 準時 准时ˈpunctually adverb on time. He arrived punctually. 準時地 准时地
punctual
punctual Maths consisting of or confined to a point in space punctual
Synonyms for punctualadj on timeSynonyms- on time
- timely
- early
- prompt
- strict
- exact
- precise
- in good time
- on the dot
- seasonable
Antonyms- late
- behind
- delayed
- overdue
- belated
- tardy
- unpunctual
- behindhand
Synonyms for punctualadj occurring, acting, or performed exactly at the time appointedSynonymsAntonyms for punctualadj acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointedAntonyms |