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promt

promt

 

  1  definition  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Promt  \Promt\  (?;  215),  a.  [Compar.  {Prompter};  superl. 
  {Promptest}.]  [F.  prompt,  L.  promptus  properly,  brought 
  forth  (to  light  or  view),  hence  visible,  evident,  at  hand, 
  ready,  quick,  --  p.  p.  of  promere  to  take  or  bring  forth;  pro 
  forth  +  emere  to  take  See  {Redeem}.  ] 
  1.  Ready  and  quick  to  act  as  occasion  demands;  meeting 
  requirements  readily;  not  slow,  dilatory,  or  hesitating  in 
  decision  or  action  responding  on  the  instant;  immediate; 
  as  prompt  in  obedience  or  compliance;  --  said  of  persons. 
 
  Very  discerning  and  prompt  in  giving  orders 
  --Clarendon. 
 
  Tell  him  I  am  prompt  To  lay  my  crown  at's  feet. 
  --Shak. 
 
  Any  you  perhaps,  too  prompt  in  your  replies. 
  --Dryden. 
 
  2.  Done  or  rendered  quickly,  readily,  or  immediately;  given 
  without  delay  or  hesitation;  --  said  of  conduct;  as 
  prompt  assistance. 
 
  When  Washington  heard  the  voice  of  his  country  in 
  distress,  his  obedience  was  prompt.  --Ames. 
 
  3.  Easy;  unobstructed.  [Obs.] 
 
  The  reception  of  the  light  into  the  body  of  the 
  building  was  very  prompt.  --Sir  H. 
  Wotton. 
 
  Syn:  Ready;  expeditious;  quick;  agile;  alert;  brisk;  nimble. 
 
  Usage:  {Prompt},  {Ready},  {Expeditious}.  One  who  is  ready  is 
  prepared  to  act  at  the  moment.  One  who  is  prompt  acts 
  at  the  moment.  One  who  is  expeditious  carries  through 
  an  undertaking  with  constant  promptness.