punctual

B2 Topic:Time
US /ˈpʌŋkt͡ʃuəl/ UK /ˈpʌŋktjʊəl/
adj Freq #15697

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Arriving or happening at exactly the right time; not late.

    I expect all guests to be punctual for dinner.

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Derived forms bipunctualcopunctualimpunctualnonpunctualprepunctualpunctualismpunctualistpunctualitypunctualizepunctuallypunctualnessunpunctual

Etymology

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

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