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Promptitude
see synonyms of promptitudeNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Promptitude
see synonyms of promptitudenoun
the quality of being prompt; punctuality
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Promptitude
see synonyms of promptitude noun
the quality of being prompt; promptness
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Promptitude
see synonyms of promptitudeadj. prompt·er, prompt·est
1. Being on time; punctual.
2. Carried out or performed without delay: a prompt reply.
tr.v. prompt·ed, prompt·ing, prompts
1. To move to act; spur; incite: A noise prompted the guard to go back and investigate.
2. To give rise to; inspire: The accident prompted a review of school safety policy.
3. To assist with a reminder; remind.
4. To assist (an actor or reciter) by providing the next words of a forgotten passage; cue.
n.
1.
a. The act of prompting or giving a cue.
b. A reminder or cue.
2. Computers A symbol that appears on a monitor to indicate that the computer is ready to receive input.
3. Something which inspires a response, especially a statement or series of questions designed to provoke creative or critical thought from a student: In English class today, the teacher gave us the prompt for our final essay.
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