unpunctual
adjective
un·punc·tu·al
ˌən-ˈpəŋk-chə-wəl 
-chəl
: not punctual : late or habitually late
an unpunctual person
Examples of unpunctual in a Sentence
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At first light, muttering insults against all unpunctual men, the 46-year-old divorced woman and her son pushed out into the unknown.
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Scott Harrison, latimes.com, 7 Mar. 2018
The government is happy to have our unpunctual but deportable bodies.
—Héctor Tobar, Slate Magazine, 24 Jan. 2017
Scott Harrison, latimes.com, 7 Mar. 2018
The government is happy to have our unpunctual but deportable bodies.
—Héctor Tobar, Slate Magazine, 24 Jan. 2017
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Word History
First Known Use
1737, in the meaning defined above
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“Unpunctual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpunctual. Accessed 6 Dec. 2023.
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