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punc·tu·al

(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.

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punctual

(ˈpʌŋktjʊəl)

adj

1. arriving or taking place at an arranged time; prompt

2. (of a person) having the characteristic of always keeping to arranged times, as for appointments, meetings, etc

3. obsolete precise; exact; apposite

4. (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 adv

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punc•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."

punctual

adjective 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, behindhand

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punctual

adjective

Occurring, acting, or performed exactly at the time appointed:

prompt, timely.

Idioms: at the dot, on time.

Translations

دَقِيقدَقيق، مُراعٍ للمَواعيد

dochvilný

punktligpræcis

pünktlich

ακριβής συνεπής

puntual

täsmällinen

ponctuel régulier exact

točan

stundvís

puntuale puntale

時間厳守の

시간을 엄수하는

punktualumaspunktualus

precīzspunktuāls

dochvíľny

točen

punktlig

ที่ตรงต่อเวลา

dakik zamanında

đúng giờ

准时的

punctual

[ˈpʌŋktjʊəl] ADJ → puntual
you're very punctual (now) → llegaste en punto; (usually) → siempre llegas puntual
"please be punctual" → "se ruega la mayor puntualidad"

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

punctual

[ˈpʌŋktʃʊəl] adj [person] → ponctuel(le); [train, service] → ponctuel(le)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

punctual

adj → pünktlich; to be punctual → pünktlich kommen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

punctual

[ˈpʌŋktjʊəl] adj (person) → puntuale; (train) → in orario

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

punctual

(ˈpaŋktʃuəl) adjective

arriving etc on time; not late. Please be punctual for your appointment; She's a very punctual person.

ˌpunctuˈality (-ˈӕ-) noun

ˈpunctually adverb

on time. He arrived punctually.

punctual

→ دَقِيق dochvilný punktlig pünktlich συνεπής puntual täsmällinen ponctuel točan puntuale 時間厳守の 시간을 엄수하는 punctueel punktlig punktualny pontual пунктуальный punktlig ที่ตรงต่อเวลา zamanında đúng giờ 准时的

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Time went on, however, and he was invariably punctual and industrious.

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All was wild and solitary, and one might have declared it a scene untrodden by the foot of man, but for the telegraph posts and small piles of broken "macadam" at punctual intervals, and the ginger-beer bottles and paper bags of local confectioners that lent an air of civilisation to the road.

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"As well and as punctual as ever, not a day behind time!

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"Right as a trivet all the time, and punctual at your meals."

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