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Meanings of promptitude in English

The characteristic of doing things without delay.

Usage of promptitude in English
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All the self-possession and promptitude of the Indians returned in a moment.
The Walrus Hunters: A Romance of the Realms of Ice
2
The lively promptitude of feeling hurries our judgment beyond its natural pace.
The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 / An Historical Novel
3
He heard the pleadings and made his decisions with ease and promptitude.
Six Women
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With equal promptitude, all Spaniards and Spanish goods were seized in England.
England under the Tudors
5
James was flattered by their promptitude, and the act passed in 1604.
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2
6
His enemies, on the other hand, had acted with the utmost promptitude.
Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions — Volume 1
7
Deprived of this minister, the designs of Sixtus proceeded with less promptitude.
History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy / From the Earli...
8
Two witnesses were brought, and the business was settled with commendable promptitude.
Argentina from a British Point of View, and Notes on Argentine L...
9
We must act on the military principles of judgment, promptitude, and energy.
The Wife, and Other Stories
10
As such they deserve to be put down with promptitude and decision.
State of the Union Addresses
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The merchant was a man of few words, but of great promptitude.
Precaution: A Novel
12
This business transaction was conducted with a counting-house promptitude that astonished me.
Redburn. His First Voyage / Being the Sailor Boy Confessions and...
13
And with soundless promptitude the man withdrew, thankful to make his escape.
The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories
14
He said no more, but finished his own breakfast with businesslike promptitude.
The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories
15
He was answered instantly, with an unflinching promptitude he had scarcely expected.
The Way of an Eagle
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Generally speaking, however, this promptitude has but rare occasions for achieving success.
The Principles of Success in Literature
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Promptitude through the time
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