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promptest

promptest is the superlative form of prompt.

Meaning of prompt

Adjective

prompt (comparative more prompt, superlative most prompt)

  1. Quick; acting without delay.
    • He was very prompt at getting a new job.
    Synonyms:
    hasty
  2. On time; punctual.
    • Be prompt for your appointment.
  3. (archaic) Ready; willing to act.
    • Tell him, I am prompt / To lay my Crowne at's feete, and there to kneele.1623, William Shakespeare, Antony & Cleopatra, act 3, scene 8
    Synonyms:
    good to go, yare
  4. Front: closest or nearest, in futures trading.
    • When physical crude oil transactions are priced, they are usually marked to the prompt month futures contract. The prompt month futures contract is the next futures contract to settle.2013 July 5, Davis W. Edwards, Energy Investing DeMystified: A Self-Teaching Guide, McGraw Hill Professional, →ISBN, page 19

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Questions about promptest

What is promptest the superlative form of?
Promptest is the superlative form of prompt.

Words near promptest in the dictionary

  1. promptbooks
  2. prompted
  3. prompter
  4. prompter's box
  5. prompters
  6. promptest
  7. prompting
  8. promptingly
  9. promptings
  10. promptish
  11. promptitude

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