Etymology

punctuational

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Today it means: Pertaining to punctuation. Full definition →

First used 19th c.
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The story

From punctuation + -al.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. Pertaining to punctuation.
  • from 20th c. Pertaining to punctuationism; taking place very rapidly, especially within a single generation or in a series of rapid steps.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.