Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

promptly

/ˈpɹɑmptli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables: prompt-ly
IPA: /ˈpɹɑmptli/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a prompt manner.

adv

In a prompt manner.

Example Sentences

"[…] 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!"
"The sale will begin on January 28th, promptly at 9 a.m."

Etymology

Etymology tree English prompt Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English promptly From prompt + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpɹɑmptli/
British English: /ˈpɹɒmptli/

Inflected Forms

more promptly (comparative) most promptly (superlative)

Derived Forms

overpromptly

Synonyms

on line readily pronto right away quickly quick

Questions

How do you pronounce promptly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹɑmptli/.
What does promptly mean?: In a prompt manner.
Where does promptly come from?: Etymology tree English prompt Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English promptly From prompt + -ly.

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