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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024punc•tu•al /ˈpʌŋktʃuəl/USA pronunciation adj. - being on time; prompt:He was always punctual for meetings.
punc•tu•al•i•ty /ˌpʌŋktʃuˈælɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] punc•tu•al•ly, adv. See -punct-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024punc•tu•al (pungk′cho̅o̅ əl),USA pronunciation adj. - 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.
- punctilious.
- Medieval Latin pūnctuālis of a point, equivalent. to Latin pūnctu(s) a point, a pricking (pung(ere) to prick + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action) + -ālis -al1; see pungent
- Middle English 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: punctual /ˈpʌŋktjʊəl/ adj - 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
- consisting of or confined to a point in space
Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin punctuālis concerning detail, from Latin punctum pointˌpunctuˈality n ˈpunctually adv |