Expeditious
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English
Adjective
Expeditious (comparative more Expeditious, superlative most Expeditious)
- Fast, prompt, speedy.
- 1815, Jane Austen, Emma, ch. 38,
- Our coachman and horses are so extremely expeditious!—I believe we drive faster than any body.
- 1815, Jane Austen, Emma, ch. 38,
- (of a process or thing) Completed or done with efficiency and speed; facilitating speed.
- 1816, Sir Walter Scott, The Antiquary, vol. 1, ch. 7,
- As they thus pressed forward, longing doubtless to exchange the easy curving line, which the sinuosities of the bay compelled them to adopt, for a straighter and more expeditious path, Sir Arthur observed a human figure on the beach.
- 1844, William Makepeace Thackeray, Barry Lyndon, ch. 14,
- Now, there was a sort of rough-and-ready law in Ireland in those days, which was of great convenience to persons desirous of expeditious justice.
- 1816, Sir Walter Scott, The Antiquary, vol. 1, ch. 7,
Related terms
Adverbs for Expeditious
earnestly; smartly; briskly; alertly; eagerly; intently; resolutely; vigorously; actively; energetically; uncommonly; highly; miraculously.
Thesaurus
agile, alacritous, alert, apt, breakneck, brisk, cursory, dashing, decisive, diligent, dispatchful, double-quick, eagle-winged, effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient, express, fast, festinate, feverish, fleet, flying, furious, galloping, hair-trigger, hasty, headlong, hurried, hustling, immediate, instant, instantaneous, last-minute, light of heel, light-footed, lively, mercurial, nimble, nimble-footed, on the spot, passing, precipitate, prompt, punctual, quick, quick as lightning, quick as thought, rapid, ready, reckless, running, sharp, slap-bang, slapdash, smart, snap, snappy, spanking, speedy, spry, summary, superficial, swift, urgent, winged
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɛkspɪˈdɪʃəs/
Etymology
expedite