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unpunctual

American

[uhn-puhngk-choo-uhl] / ˌʌnˈpʌŋk tʃu əl /

adjective

not punctual; not on time.

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"Who else should it be, mamma?" demanded the Unpunctual, possessing himself irreverently of the abdicated throne.

From Villette by Brontë, Charlotte

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