Punctual

[Punc·tu*al]

When someone says “Be punctual,” that means you better be there on time. Five minutes late won’t cut it.

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Consisting in a point; limited to a point; unextended.

Adjective
acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed; "she expected guests to be punctual at meals"; "he is not a particularly punctual person"; "punctual payment"


a.
Consisting in a point; limited to a point; unextended.

a.
Observant of nice points; punctilious; precise.

a.
Appearing or done at, or adhering exactly to, a regular or an appointed time; precise; prompt; as, a punctual man; a punctual payment.


Punctual

Punc"tu*al , a. [F. ponctuel (cf. Sp.puntual, It. puntuale), from L. punctum point. See Point.] 1. Consisting in a point; limited to a point; unextended. [R.] "This punctual spot." Milton.
The theory of the punctual existence of the soul.
2. Observant of nice points; punctilious; precise.
Punctual to tediousness in all that he relates.
So much on punctual niceties they stand.
3. Appearing or done at, or adhering exactly to, a regular or an appointed time; precise; prompt; as, a punctual man; a punctual payment. "The race of the undeviating and punctual sun." Cowper.
These sharp strokes [of a pendulum], with their inexorably steady intersections, so agree with our successive thoughts that they seem like the punctual stops counting off our very souls into the past.

Punctualist

Punc"tu*al*ist , n. One who is very exact in observing forms and ceremonies. Milton.

Consisting in a point; limited to a point; unextended.

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