punctual
UK/ˈpʌŋktjʊəl//ˈpʌŋkt͡ʃuəl/
punctual adjective: of an event, happening at the appointed time.
Adjective
punctual (comparative more punctual, superlative most punctual)
- Of an event, happening at the appointed time.
- Of a person, acting at the appointed time.
- Luis is never late; he's the most punctual person I know.
- Existing as a point or series of points.
- Expressing a momentary action that has no duration.
- Periodic; occasional.
- 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.
- Observing trivial points; punctilious.
punctual meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
punctual in Tamil
- நேரம் தவறாமை
punctual in Urdu
- وقت کا پابند, ضابط
punctual in Bengali
- সময়নিষ্ঠ, ঠিক সময়ে
punctual in Malayalam
- സമയനിഷ്ഠപാലിക്കുന്ന, കാലകൃത്യതയുള്ള, സമയത്തിനു ചെയ്യുന്ന, കണിശം പാലിക്കുന്ന
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- punctual in Kannada
- ತಡಮಾಡದ, ಸರಿಹೊತ್ತಿನ, ಕಾಲನಿಷ್ಠೆಯುಳ್ಳ, ಸಕಾಲ ವ್ಯವಹಾರದ
- punctual in Arabic
- دَقِيق daqīq
- punctual in Indonesian
- tepat waktu
Synonyms of punctual
Antonyms
Forms of punctual
| comparative | more punctual |
|---|---|
| superlative | most punctual |
| alternative form (obsolete) | punctuall |
Origin of punctual
Borrowed from Medieval Latin pūnctuālis (“relating to a point”), from Late Latin pūnctus (“point”) + -ālis (adjective suffix).
Words formed from punctual
Questions about punctual
- What does punctual mean?
- Punctual means of an event, happening at the appointed time.
- What is punctual in Tamil?
- Punctual in Tamil is நேரம் தவறாமை. See Punctual meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is punctual?
- Punctual is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce punctual?
- Punctual is pronounced /ˈpʌŋktjʊəl/ (UK).
Words near punctual in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: punctual (page history and authors); punctual (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); punctual (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); punctual (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); punctual (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); punctual (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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