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punctualist

punctualist noun: someone very exact in observing forms and ceremonies.

Noun

punctualist (plural punctualists)

  1. Someone very exact in observing forms and ceremonies.
    • I know Bilson hath deciphered us all the gallantries of signore and monsignore, and monsieur, as circumstantially as any punctualist of Castile, Naples, or Fountain-Bleau, could have done: […]1642, John Milton, The Reason of Church-Government Urged against Prelaty, Book II, Ch. I
  2. A composer in the style of punctualism.
  3. One who believes in punctualism (Buddhist view on individuality).
  4. One who believes in punctualism (view on evolution).

Forms of punctualist

pluralpunctualists

Origin of punctualist

From punctual + -ist.

Questions about punctualist

What does punctualist mean?
Punctualist means someone very exact in observing forms and ceremonies.
What part of speech is punctualist?
Punctualist is a noun.
What is the plural of punctualist?
The plural of punctualist is punctualists.

Words near punctualist in the dictionary

  1. punctualise
  2. punctualised
  3. punctualises
  4. punctualising
  5. punctualism
  6. punctualist
  7. punctualists
  8. punctualities
  9. punctuality
  10. punctualization
  11. punctualizations

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