promptingly

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adverb

So as to prompt; as if giving somebody a cue to do something.

“"There's something we've been meaning to tell you," I began, and looked promptingly at the others.”

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Meanings

adverbpromptingly (comparative more promptingly, superlative most promptingly)

comparative more promptingly · superlative most promptingly

  1. So as to prompt; as if giving somebody a cue to do something.

    "There's something we've been meaning to tell you," I began, and looked promptingly at the others.

Origin

From prompting + -ly.

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APA

promptingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/promptingly

MLA

“promptingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/promptingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “promptingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/promptingly.

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