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.