unpunctualityn.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnpʌŋ(k)tʃʊˈalᵻti/,

/(ˌ)ʌnpʌŋ(k)tjʊˈalᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌənˌpəŋ(k)(t)ʃəˈwælədi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, punctuality n.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + punctuality n. Compare earlier unpunctual adj.

Originally: †lack of scrupulous attention to detail (obsolete). Later: poor timekeeping; habitual lateness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > punctuality > [noun] > want of punctuality

unpunctuality1702

impunctuality1790

1702 C. Leslie Reply Anguis Flagellatus vi. 70 These are the Men of Sincerity and Plainness! And who Quarrel all others, with the Least Unpunctuality, or Obscureness in Quotations!

a1788 C. Wesley in Orig. Lett. John Wesley (1791) xxviii. 115 Most probably I shall now stay here long enough to hear from you by Phill, if she is not discouraged by my unpunctuality.

1814 J. Austen Mansfield Park II. iv. 84 Their remoteness and unpunctuality, or their exorbitant charges.

1868 A. P. Stanley Hist. Mem. Westm. Abbey ii. 71 He came to the Abbey with an ostentatious unpunctuality.

1908 ‘G. A. Birmingham’ Spanish Gold 13 He had formed a friendship with the Rev. Joseph John Meldon in spite of the curate's..habitual unpunctuality, and incurable untidiness.

1963 G. K. Lewis Puerto Rico: Freedom & Power in Caribbean ii. xiv. 314 The habit of unpunctuality so irritating to the American Protestant work ethic.

2009 I. Thomson Dead Yard xxvi. 338 Dr Parrent subjects them to what he calls a ‘tough love policy’ where laziness, unpunctuality, drinking or drug-taking are countered with blasts of US navy slang and threats of expulsion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpunctuality
释义	unpunctualityn. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnpʌŋ(k)tʃʊˈalᵻti/, /(ˌ)ʌnpʌŋ(k)tjʊˈalᵻti/, U.S. /ˌənˌpəŋ(k)(t)ʃəˈwælədi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, punctuality n. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + punctuality n. Compare earlier unpunctual adj. Originally: †lack of scrupulous attention to detail (obsolete). Later: poor timekeeping; habitual lateness. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > punctuality > [noun] > want of punctuality unpunctuality1702 impunctuality1790 1702 C. Leslie Reply Anguis Flagellatus vi. 70 These are the Men of Sincerity and Plainness! And who Quarrel all others, with the Least Unpunctuality, or Obscureness in Quotations! a1788 C. Wesley in Orig. Lett. John Wesley (1791) xxviii. 115 Most probably I shall now stay here long enough to hear from you by Phill, if she is not discouraged by my unpunctuality. 1814 J. Austen Mansfield Park II. iv. 84 Their remoteness and unpunctuality, or their exorbitant charges. View more context for this quotation 1868 A. P. Stanley Hist. Mem. Westm. Abbey ii. 71 He came to the Abbey with an ostentatious unpunctuality. 1908 ‘G. A. Birmingham’ Spanish Gold 13 He had formed a friendship with the Rev. Joseph John Meldon in spite of the curate's..habitual unpunctuality, and incurable untidiness. 1963 G. K. Lewis Puerto Rico: Freedom & Power in Caribbean ii. xiv. 314 The habit of unpunctuality so irritating to the American Protestant work ethic. 2009 I. Thomson Dead Yard xxvi. 338 Dr Parrent subjects them to what he calls a ‘tough love policy’ where laziness, unpunctuality, drinking or drug-taking are countered with blasts of US navy slang and threats of expulsion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1702
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