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promptitude

[ promp-ti-tood, -tyood ]

/ ˈprɒmp tɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /

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noun

promptness.

Origin of promptitude

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Late Latin word prōmptitūdō. See prompt, -i-, -tude

Words nearby promptitude

promposal, prompt, prompt side, promptbook, prompter, promptitude, promulgate, promulge, promycelium, promyelocyte, pron.

Example sentences from the Web for promptitude

Promptitude was one of Wolfe's characteristics; he never let grass grow under his feet.

French and English |Evelyn Everett-Green
Our sex is said to love to trade in surprises: yet have I, by my promptitude, surprised myself out of mine.

Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) |Samuel Richardson
On the other side of the Rhine the preparations were making with promptitude and energy.

History of the Girondists, Volume I |Alphonse de Lamartine
The brusque world too is to be met, with all its hurry and promptitude.

Dream Life |Donald G. Mitchell

I have before had occasion to notice the promptitude and activity of the french police, under the penetrating eye of Mons.

The Stranger in France |John Carr

British Dictionary definitions for promptitude

promptitude

/ (ˈprɒmptɪˌtjuːd) /

noun

the quality of being prompt; punctuality