English Explanatory Dictionary

punctual

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Prompt; on time.
  2. Of an event, happening at the appointed time.
  3. Of a person, acting at the appointed time.
  4. Existing as a point or series of points.
  5. Expressing a momentary action that has no duration.
  6. Periodic; occasional.
  7. Observing trivial points; punctilious.

Pronunciation

/ˈpʌŋktjʊəl/ /ˈpʌŋtjʊəl/ /ˈpʌŋkt͡ʃuəl/ /ˈpʌŋt͡ʃuəl/ En-us-punctual.ogg

Word forms

punctual more punctual most punctual punctuall

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin pūnctuālis (“relating to a point”), from Late Latin pūnctus (“point”) + -ālis (adjective suffix).

Synonyms

in time on time prompt punctual seasonable timely

Antonyms

overdue premature

Related words

point pointwise punctilious punctuate punctuation meticulous

Derived words

bipunctual copunctual impunctual nonpunctual prepunctual punctualism punctualist punctuality punctualize punctually punctualness unpunctual

Translations

Arabic: دَقِيق Armenian: ճշտապահ Asturian: puntual Azerbaijani: dəqiq Belarusian: пунктуа́льны Bulgarian: точен Catalan: puntual Chinese Mandarin: 守時 /守时 Czech: dochvilný Czech: přesný Danish: punktlig Dutch: punctueel Dutch: stipt Esperanto: akurata Finnish: täsmällinen Finnish: ajoissa Finnish: säntillinen French: ponctuel Galician: puntual Georgian: პუნქტუალური German: pünktlich Indonesian: tepat waktu Irish: pointeáilte Irish: poncúil Italian: puntuale Japanese: 時間を守る Korean: 시간-을 엄수하는 Manx: traaoil Norwegian Bokmål: punktlig Polish: punktualny Portuguese: pontual Russian: пунктуа́льный Scottish Gaelic: pongail Spanish: puntual Swedish: punktlig Turkish: dakik Ukrainian: пунктуа́льний
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