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punctual Definition


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punctual
adj
    1. Arriving or happening at the arranged time; not late.
    2. Said of a person: making a habit of arriving on time.
      Thesaurus: prompt, on time, early; Antonym: tardy.
Derivative: punctuality
noun
    Derivative: punctually
    adverb
      Etymology: 17c in sense 1; 15c in obsolete sense ‘sharp-pointed': from Latin punctus point.



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