Promptingly

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 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."

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

Etymology

From prompting + -ly.

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