punctual

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EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• punctuall (obsolete)

PronunciationEdit

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpʌŋktjʊəl/, /ˈpʌŋtjʊəl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpʌŋktʃuəl/, /ˈpʌŋtʃuəl/

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AdjectiveEdit

punctual (comparative more punctual, superlative most punctual)

1. prompt or on time
   1. (of an event) Happening at the appointed time
   2. (of a person) Acting at the appointed time

      Luis is never late; he's the most punctual person I know.

2. (mathematics) Existing as a point or series of points
3. (linguistics) Expressing momentary action that has no duration
4. (nonstandard, Euro-English) Periodic; occasional.

   The management of the above mentioned feed sectors is subject to close co-operation with the Member States through […] punctual expert groups meetings where appropriate.

Related termsEdit

• point
• pointwise
• punctilious
• punctuate
• punctuality
• punctuation

TranslationsEdit

prompt

• Arabic: دَقِيق‎ (ar) (daqīq)
• Asturian: puntual
• Catalan: puntual
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 守時 (zh), 守时 (zh) (shǒushí)

• Czech: dochvilný, přesný (cs)
• Esperanto: akurata
• Finnish: täsmällinen (fi), ajoissa (fi)
• French: ponctuel (fr)
• Galician: puntual
• German: pünktlich (de)
• Indonesian: tepat waktu

• Irish: pointeáilte, poncúil
• Italian: puntuale (it) m, f
• Japanese: (verb, attribute) 時間を守る (jikan o mamoru)
• Korean: 시간을 엄수하는 (sigan-eul eomsuhaneun)
• Manx: traaoil
• Polish: punktualny (pl) m
• Portuguese: pontual (pt)
• Russian: пунктуа́льный (ru) (punktuálʹnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: pongail
• Spanish: puntual (es)
• Swedish: punktlig (sv)
• Turkish: dakik (tr)

Further readingEdit

• punctual in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• punctual in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911