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Promptly definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROMPT'LY, adv. Readily; quickly; expeditiously; cheerfully.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
1: with little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!" [syn: promptly, quickly, quick]
2: in a punctual manner; "he did his homework promptly" [syn: promptly, readily, pronto]
3: at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence); "he promptly forgot the address" [syn: promptly, right away]

Merriam Webster's

adverb see prompt III

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Promptly Prompt"ly, adv. In a prompt manner.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. If you do something promptly, you do it immediately. Sister Francesca entered the chapel, took her seat, and promptly fell asleep. = immediately ADV: ADV with v 2. If you do something promptly at a particular time, you do it at exactly that time. Promptly at a quarter past seven, we left the hotel. ADV: ADV with v, ADV at/on n

Moby Thesaurus

PDQ, agilely, amain, animatedly, anxiously, apace, ardently, at flank speed, at once, avidly, breathlessly, by forced marches, cursorily, de bonne volonte, decisively, directly, double-quick, eagerly, enthusiastically, expeditiously, fast, feverishly, flat-out, forthwith, furiously, hand over fist, hand over hand, hastily, hell for leather, hell-bent, hell-bent for election, helter-skelter, hotfoot, hurriedly, hurry-scurry, immediately, impatiently, in double time, in double-quick time, in high, in high gear, in no time, in passing, in seven-league boots, instantaneously, instanter, instantly, keenly, lickety-cut, lickety-split, momentarily, nimbly, on the double, on the instant, on the run, on the spot, pell-mell, post, posthaste, pretty damned quick, pronto, punctually, quick, quickly, rapidly, readily, right away, right off, slapdash, smartly, snappily, speedily, spryly, straightaway, straightway, subito, summarily, superficially, swiftly, trippingly, under forced draft, vivaciously, whip and spur, willingly, with a rush, with a will, with alacrity, with all haste, with all speed, with dispatch, with giant strides, with good will, with gusto, with haste, with open arms, with rapid strides, with relish, with speed, with zest, without delay, without further delay, without hesitation, zealously, zestfully