promptly
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 8
/ˈpɹɑmptli/
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/ˈpɹɑmptli/ · /ˈpɹɒmptli/
Definition of promptly
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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In a prompt manner.
“[…] the ducklings nestled down inside it and promptly fell asleep.”
“After being kidnapped by a seagoing ne'er-do-well, its Lady protagonist finds herself drifting through a passage at the North Pole into a wholly different world, with its own sun, moon and stars, and a population of bear-men, bird-men and fox-men who promptly make her Empress. Win!”
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adv
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In a prompt manner.
“[…] the ducklings nestled down inside it and promptly fell asleep.”
“After being kidnapped by a seagoing ne'er-do-well, its Lady protagonist finds herself drifting through a passage at the North Pole into a wholly different world, with its own sun, moon and stars, and a population of bear-men, bird-men and fox-men who promptly make her Empress. Win!”
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In a prompt manner.
“The sale will begin on January 28th, promptly at 9 a.m.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From prompt + -ly.
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