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   punctual

   /ˈpʌŋ(k)tʃʊəl/

   adjective

   • 1. happening or doing something at the agreed or proper time: "he's the sort of person who's always punctual"
   • 2. denoting or relating to an action that takes place at a particular point in time.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘producing or consisting of small pricks or punctures’): from medieval Latin punctualis, from Latin punctum ‘a point’. punctual (sense 1) dates from the mid 17th century.

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • P

     3

   • U

     1

   • N

     1

   • C

     3

   • T

     1

   • U

     1

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

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