promptitude
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of promptitude
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Late Latin word prōmptitūdō. See prompt, -i-, -tude
Example Sentences
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They are admitted with a discreet promptitude to make way for the diamond-studded throng of sagaciously tardy Society� diplomats, titled foreigners, valuably accoutred dowagers, stiffly-starched magnates.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bolshevik agents were said to be learning British troop movements with amazing promptitude.
From Time Magazine Archive
Also, the House shoved along to the Senate with dutiful promptitude, appropriation bills to run the Government until July 1, 1929.
From Time Magazine Archive
Yet, there was something depraved about the easy hang of his well-made, collegiate clothes; something free-and-easy, almost loose, about the clear voice in which he answered their questions with unabashed promptitude.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Jay Cee here," Jay Cee rapped out with brutal promptitude.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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