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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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10 words match “PROMPTNESS”

PROMPTNESS n. 2 definitions
Promptitude; readiness; quickness of decision or action.
BRUSQUENESS n.
Quality of being brusque; roughness joined with promptness; blutness. Brit. Quar.
COUP n.
; an unexpected device or stratagem; -- a term used in various ways to convey the idea of promptness and force. Coup de grace (ke gr Etym: [F.], the stroke of mercy with which an executioner ends by death the sufferings of the condemned; hence, a decisive, finishing stroke. -- Coup de main (ke m Etym: [F.] (Mil.), a s…
DECISIVE a.
Marked by promptness and decision. A noble instance of this attribute of the decisive character. J. Foster.
EARLINESS n.
The state of being early or forward; promptness.
ENTERPRISE n.
Willingness or eagerness to engage in labor which requires boldness, promptness, energy, and like qualities; as, a man of great enterprise.
EXPEDITION n.
The quality of being expedite; efficient promptness; haste; dispatch; speed; quickness; as to carry the mail with expedition. With winged expedition Swift as the lightning glance.
FILE CLOSER n.
, or on the flank of a column, of soldiers, to rectify mistakes and insure steadiness and promptness in the ranks.
READINESS n.
The state or quality of being ready; preparation; promptness; aptitude; willingness. They received the word with all readiness of mind. Acts xvii. 11.
ROUGH a.
on of intrinsic worth under a rude exterior. -- Rough and ready. (a) Acting with offhand promptness and efficiency. "The rough and ready understanding." Lowell.