punctuala.[F. ponctuel (cf. Sp. puntual, It. puntuale), from L. punctum point. See Point.]1. Consisting in a point; limited to a point; unextended.(Milton.)The theory of the punctual existence of the soul. ( Krauth.)2. Observant of nice points; punctilious; precise.()Punctual to tediousness in all that he relates. ( Bp. Burnet.)So much on punctual niceties they stand. (C. Pitt.)3. Appearing or done at, or adhering exactly to, a regular or an appointed time; precise; prompt; as, a punctual man; a punctual payment.(Cowper.)These sharp strokes [of a pendulum], with their inexorably steady intersections, so agree with our successive thoughts that they seem like the punctual stops counting off our very souls into the past. ( J. Martineau.)()