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punctually en · ADV

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree English punctual Middle English -ly English -ly English punctually From punctual + -ly.

Meanings

  1. In a punctual manner; on time.
  2. (archaic) Precisely; exactly; minutely.
    • To understand that he is not punctually right, nor those from whom he differs absolutely wrong. 1887, Robert Louis Stevenson, Books which Influenced Me:

Forms

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more punctually Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most punctually Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

belatedly · prematurely

Hyponyms

seasonably · tidely

Relateds

punctual

Synonyms

just · slap bang · promptly · on schedule (on time) · timely · accurately (precisely, exactly, minutely) · punctually · in time · on time

Translations (13)

gl puntualmente (in a punctual manner) · es puntualmente (in a punctual manner) · it puntualmente (in a punctual manner) · fi täsmällisesti (in a punctual manner) · uk пунктуа́льно (in a punctual manner) · bg навреме (in a punctual manner) · eo akurate (in a punctual manner) · ka პუნქტუალურად (in a punctual manner) · ca puntualment (in a punctual manner) · fr ponctuellement (in a punctual manner) · pt pontualmente (in a punctual manner) · hu pontosan (in a punctual manner) · pl punktualnie (in a punctual manner)