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Punctual

//ˈpʌŋktjʊəl// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Prompt; on time.; Of an event, happening at the appointed time.
  2. 2
    Prompt; on time.; Of a person, acting at the appointed time.

    "Luis is never late; he's the most punctual person I know."

  3. 3
    Existing as a point or series of points.
  4. 4
    Expressing a momentary action that has no duration.
  5. 5
    Periodic; occasional. nonstandard

    "The management of the above mentioned feed sectors is subject to close co-operation with the Member States through […] punctual expert groups meetings where appropriate."

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  1. 6
    Observing trivial points; punctilious. dated
Adjective
  1. 1
    acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed wordnet

Etymology

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

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