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- pronunciation:
- puhngk
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- Word Parts
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adjective |
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If you are punctual, you are on time. You are not late and not early either. If you are a punctual person, you normally arrive or do things on time.
The patient was punctual for her appointment with the dentist.Mr. Keyes is usually a punctual person, but he arrived quite late for work this morning.- synonyms:
- prompt
- antonyms:
- late, tardy
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| derivations: |
punctually (adv.), punctuality (n.), punctualness (n.) |
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