Antonyms for unpunctual


Grammar : Adj, adv
Spell : puhngk-choo-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpʌŋk tʃu əl


Definition of unpunctual

Origin :
  • 1740, from un- (1) "not" + punctual.
  • As in irregular : adj random, variable
  • As in late : adj not on time
  • As in overdue : adj late, behind schedule
  • As in slow : adj behind, late
  • As in tardy : adj late
  • As in belated : adj late, slow
  • As in late : adv at the last minute
  • As in tardily : adv late
Example sentences :
  • What a disgraceful thing it was for the Lilac to be so unpunctual.
  • Extract from : « Seven Little People and their Friends » by Horace Elisha Scudder
  • But Lucy at last was unpunctual in her visits to the Wilderness.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 » by Various
  • It's odd that even at your father's funeral you should be so unpunctual.
  • Extract from : « Crime and Punishment » by Fyodor Dostoevsky
  • Poets are dreamy and unpractical and unpunctual—it's their nature.
  • Extract from : « Punch, Or the London Charivari Volume 107, November 17, 1894 » by Various
  • But of all men alive Dolly Longstaff was the most unpunctual.
  • Extract from : « The Duke's Children » by Anthony Trollope
  • "It's not like Castellan to be unpunctual," said the Prime Minister.
  • Extract from : « A Cabinet Secret » by Guy Boothby
  • There's tea laid—you've let it get cold, unpunctual ruffian.
  • Extract from : « The King of Schnorrers » by Israel Zangwill
  • Mr. Waffles, like many men with nothing to do, was most unpunctual.
  • Extract from : « Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour » by R. S. Surtees
  • Have him give you directions, dictate you letters, discipline you if you were unpunctual?
  • Extract from : « Lady Baltimore » by Owen Wister
  • "It is so vulgar to be unpunctual," said Adelaide with her calm good-breeding.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science » by Various

Synonyms for unpunctual

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