promptly
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɑmptli/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɒmptli/
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: prompt‧ly
Adverb
[edit]promptly (comparative more promptly, superlative most promptly)
- In prompt manner; both soon and quickly.
- 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:
- […] the ducklings nestled down inside it and promptly fell asleep.
Synonyms
[edit]- on line; see also Thesaurus:punctually
Translations
[edit]in a prompt manner
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