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Definition of "punctually" [punc•tu•al•ly]

  • In a punctual manner; on time. (adverb)
  • Precisely; exactly; minutely. (adverb)

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Use "punctually" in a sentence
  • "I called punctually at eleven next morning, and was received with charming urbanity by Mr. Dacre himself."
  • "He walked about his room, and arranged the ends of the tallow candles; called punctually at the end of each month upon his lodgers for money; went out into the street, with the key in his hand, to look at the roof of his house, and sometimes chased the porter out of his den, where he had hidden himself to sleep."
  • "He walked about his room, and arranged the ends of the tallow candles, called punctually at the end of each month upon his lodgers for his money; went out into the street, with the key in his hand, to look at the roof of his house, and sometimes chased the porter out of his den, where he had hidden himself to sleep."
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