promptly en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɹɑmptli/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈpɹɒmptli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree English prompt Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English promptly From prompt + -ly.
Meanings
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In a prompt manner. ▸ Both soon and quickly.
[…] the ducklings nestled down inside it and promptly fell asleep.
1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC:After being kidnapped by a seagoing ne'er-do-well, its Lady protagonist finds herself drifting through a passage at the North Pole into a wholly different world, with its own sun, moon and stars, and a population of bear-men, bird-men and fox-men who promptly make her Empress. Win!
2011 May 11, Sam Leith, “Sam Leith's top 10 alternative realities”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2021:
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In a prompt manner. ▸ Exactly at a specific time.
The sale will begin on January 28th, promptly at 9 a.m.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more promptly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most promptly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
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Translations (35)
hu haladéktalanul (in a prompt manner) · eo rapide (in a prompt manner) · ru немедленно (in a prompt manner) · fi ripeästi (in a prompt manner) · es con prontitud (in a prompt manner) · uk відразу (in a prompt manner) · eo akurate (in a prompt manner) · uk негайно (in a prompt manner) · nv haneetehee (in a prompt manner) · no prompte (in a prompt manner) · fi nopeasti (in a prompt manner) · pdt fuaz (in a prompt manner) · cmn 迅速 (in a prompt manner) · nl prompt (in a prompt manner) · fi joutuisasti (in a prompt manner) · hu rögtön (in a prompt manner) · id segera (in a prompt manner) · no prompt (in a prompt manner) · es prontamente (in a prompt manner) · es sin demora (in a prompt manner) · bg незабавно (in a prompt manner) · hu azonnal (in a prompt manner) · es de inmediato (in a prompt manner) · uk швидко (in a prompt manner) · bg веднага (in a prompt manner) · sv prompt (in a prompt manner) · pt prontamente (in a prompt manner) · hu nyomban (in a prompt manner) · es inmediatamente (in a prompt manner) · fi pikaisesti (in a prompt manner) · gl logo (in a prompt manner) · ru незамедлительно (in a prompt manner) · nv hah (in a prompt manner) · es rápidamente (in a prompt manner) · cmn 及时 (in a prompt manner)