punktuell

German

Etymology

Ultimately from Late Latin pūnctuālis, possibly through French ponctuel with the vocalism realigned with Punkt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʊŋ(k)tʊˈɛl/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Adjective

punktuell (strong nominative masculine singular punktueller, not comparable)

  1. limited to specific, selected points or instances (as opposed to being common, compehensive or otherwise large-scale)
    Antonym: übergreifend
    punktuelle Schmerzenlocalized pain/aches
    punktuelle Kontrollenspot checks
    punktuelle Unterstützungsupport on an as-needed basis
  2. (linguistics) semelfactive

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