promptitude

[ promp-ti-tood, -tyood ]
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Origin of promptitude

1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Late Latin word prōmptitūdō.See prompt, -i-, -tude

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How to use promptitude in a sentence

  • Immediately after the council, the admiral with his customary promptitude kept away for Egypt under all sail.

    The Life of Nelson, Vol. I (of 2) | A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

British Dictionary definitions for promptitude

promptitude

/ (ˈprɒmptɪˌtjuːd) /


noun
  1. the quality of being prompt; punctuality

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