Punctiliar

//ˌpəŋkˈtɪliɚ//

"Punctiliar" in a Sentence (2 examples)

First two duratives to express our practice of judging and measuring, then two punctiliars (aorists) to state God’s reciprocations.

Many researchers observe similar generalizations: that children seem unwilling to mark activity verbs like walk or unbounded punctiliars like jump with an -ed ending, even though this is a tense marker in the adult language that applies to all types of events.

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