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{
"forms": [
{
"form": "punctual",
"tags": [
"positive"
]
},
{
"form": "more punctual",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most punctual",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"more": "true"
},
"expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
"name": "adjective"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "late"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Bobbie, always punctual, walked into the restaurant at exactly 7:00."
},
{
"text": "We find that workers with young children tend to be less punctual than those without children."
}
],
"glosses": [
"If you are punctual, you generally do things on time, not late."
],
"id": "simple-punctual-en-adj-CUPXTY4N",
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "prompt"
},
{
"word": "timely"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈpʌŋktjʊəl/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈpʌŋktʃuəl/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"audio": "En-us-punctual.ogg",
"raw_tags": [
"Audio"
],
"tags": [
"US"
]
}
],
"word": "punctual"
}
{
"forms": [
{
"form": "punctual",
"tags": [
"positive"
]
},
{
"form": "more punctual",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most punctual",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
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"args": {
"more": "true"
},
"expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
"name": "adjective"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
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{
"word": "late"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Bobbie, always punctual, walked into the restaurant at exactly 7:00."
},
{
"text": "We find that workers with young children tend to be less punctual than those without children."
}
],
"glosses": [
"If you are punctual, you generally do things on time, not late."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "prompt"
},
{
"word": "timely"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈpʌŋktjʊəl/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈpʌŋktʃuəl/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"audio": "En-us-punctual.ogg",
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"Audio"
],
"tags": [
"US"
]
}
],
"word": "punctual"
}
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