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punctuall

punctuall is the obsolete form of punctual.

Meaning of punctual

Adjective

punctual (comparative more punctual, superlative most punctual)

  1. Of an event, happening at the appointed time.
  2. Of a person, acting at the appointed time.
    • Luis is never late; he's the most punctual person I know.
  3. Existing as a point or series of points.
  4. Expressing a momentary action that has no duration.
  5. (nonstandard) 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.
  6. (dated) Observing trivial points; punctilious.

Forms of punctuall

comparativemore punctuall
superlativemost punctuall

Questions about punctuall

What is punctuall the obsolete form of?
Punctuall is the obsolete form of punctual.

Words near punctuall in the dictionary

  1. punctualizations
  2. punctualize
  3. punctualized
  4. punctualizes
  5. punctualizing
  6. punctuall
  7. punctually
  8. punctualness
  9. punctuatable
  10. punctuate
  11. punctuated

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Adapted from Wiktionary: punctuall (page history and authors); punctual (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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