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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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