Punctually
['pʌŋ(k)tʃ(ə)lɪ;'pʌŋ(k)tʃʊəlɪ;'pʌŋ(k)tʃʊlɪ;'pʌŋ]
Definition
(adv.) at the proper time; 'she was duly apprised of the raise'.
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Definition
(adv.) In a punctual manner; promptly; exactly.
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Examples
- Punctually at eleven o'clock, the carriages began to arrive. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Mrs. Clements punctually informed Lady Glyde of her place of abode. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I have impressed upon Amy during many years, that I must have my meals (for instance) punctually. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- And must, therefore, be delivered punctually. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The next evening Eustacia stood punctually at the fuelhouse door, waiting for the dusk which was to bring Charley with the trappings. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Milverton is a heavy sleeper, and retires punctually at ten-thirty. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- I refused to part with him till he had most faithfully promised punctually at two the next morning. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The other guests quickly followed, for it was known that the van der Luydens liked to dine punctually. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- And punctually at about this time Mrs. Archer always said that New York was very much changed. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- He was at Mr. Letterblair's punctually at seven, glad of the pretext for excusing himself soon after dinner. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- By nine o'clock the next morning I was punctually opening the school; tranquil, settled, prepared for the steady duties of the day. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The swarry to be on table at half-past nine o'clock punctually. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He came punctually, and I found cause to be thankful that I had adopted the precaution of calling him in. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The day came, the party were punctually assembled, and Mr. John Knightley seemed early to devote himself to the business of being agreeable. Jane Austen. Emma.
- He remitted, however, to his brother punctually, and wrote to his little boy regularly every mail. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- We got away punctually, and in the course of an hour and a half arrived at the town of Annunciation. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The upper teachers now punctually resumed their posts: but still, all seemed to wait. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
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