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.
2. One who reminds another, as an actor or an orator, of the
words to be spoken next; specifically, one employed for
this purpose in a theater.