punctual

English

Alternative forms

• punctuall (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈpʊntjuəl/
• (US) IPA: /ˈpʊntjuəl/, /ˈpʊntʃuəl/, /ˈpʊŋktʃuəl/

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Adjective

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

Related terms

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

Translations

prompt

• Arabic: دقيق (ar) (daqiiq)
• Chinese:

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

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

• Italian: puntuale (it) m and f
• Japanese: (verb, attribute) 時間を守る (ja) (jikan o mamoru)
• Korean: 시간을 엄수하는 (sigan-eul eomsuhaneun)
• Portuguese: pontual (pt)
• Russian: пунктуальный (ru) (punktuálʹnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: pongail (gd)
• Spanish: puntual (es)
• Swedish: punktlig (sv)

External links

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