exacting, fastidious; prompt, on time
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Punctual Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(a.)
Observant of nice points; punctilious; precise.
Observant of nice points; punctilious; precise.
(a.)
Consisting in a point; limited to a point; unextended.
Consisting in a point; limited to a point; unextended.
(a.)
Appearing or done at, or adhering exactly to, a regular or an appointed time; precise; prompt; as, a punctual man; a punctual payment.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAppearing or done at, or adhering exactly to, a regular or an appointed time; precise; prompt; as, a punctual man; a punctual payment.
punctual
\punc"tu*al\ (?), a. [f. ponctuel (cf. sp. puntual, it. puntuale), from l. punctum point. see point.]
1. consisting in a point; limited to a point; unextended. [r.] "this punctual spot." the theory of the punctual existence of the soul. -- krauth.
2. observant of nice points; punctilious; precise. punctual to tediousness in all that he relates. -- bp. burnet. so much on punctual niceties they stand. pitt.
3. appearing or done at, or adhering exactly to, a regular or an appointed time; precise; prompt; as, a punctual man; a punctual payment. "the race of the undeviating and punctual sun." these sharp strokes [of a pendulum], with their inexorably steady intersections, so agree with our successive thoughts that they seem like the punctual stops counting off our very souls into the past. -- j. martineau.
punctual
adj : acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed; "she expected guests to be punctual at meals"; "he is not a particularly punctual person"; "punctual payment" [ant: unpunctual]
Observant and exact in points of time.
Adjective
1. acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed; "she expected guests to be punctual at meals"; "he is not a particularly punctual person"; "punctual payment"
(antonym) unpunctual
(similar) on time, prompt
Punctual Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Punctuality is the characteristic of being able to complete a required task or fulfill an obligation before or at a previously designated time. "Punctual" is often used synonymously with "on time." It is a common misconception that punctual can also, when talking about grammar, mean "to be accurate."
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