punctualist

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noun

Someone very exact in observing forms and ceremonies.

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Meanings

nounpunctualist (plural punctualists)

plural punctualists

  1. Someone very exact in observing forms and ceremonies.

    I know Bilson hath deciphered us all the gallantries of signore and monsignore, and monsieur, as circumstantially as any punctualist of Castile, Naples, or Fountain-Bleau, could have done: […]

    1642, John Milton, The Reason of Church-Government Urged against Prelaty, Book II, Ch. I
  2. entertainmentA composer in the style of punctualism.
  3. BuddhismOne who believes in punctualism (Buddhist view on individuality).
  4. biologyOne who believes in punctualism (view on evolution).

Origin

From punctual + -ist.

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APA

punctualist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punctualist

MLA

“punctualist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punctualist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “punctualist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punctualist.

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