unpunctual
Americanadjective
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Mr. Biden’s championing of the science post and its unpunctual start have raised a number of questions: What do White House science advisers actually do?
From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2021
I came to think that, were O’Brien given a choice between a punctual guest and a mortified, unpunctual one, she would opt for the latter.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 7, 2019
Guardian is routinely unpunctual and speaks off the cuff with enough dash that Chris Filiciello, his chief of staff, usually sticks close to keep watch.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 7, 2015
And so the Fiver became a brittle, snide, self-defeating unpunctual football email that failed to be funny.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 29, 2010
After a little while Mr. Gatz opened the door and came out, his mouth ajar, his face flushed slightly, his eyes leaking isolated and unpunctual tears.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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