expeditious
[ek-spi-dish-uh s]
- characterized by promptness; quick: an expeditious answer to an inquiry.
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Origin of expeditious
Synonyms
See more synonyms for expeditious on Thesaurus.comprompt, swift, speedy, fast, rapid.
Antonyms
slow, leisurely, deliberate.
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Contemporary Examples
Hopefully, India will expeditiously put in place legal processes to tackle this menace that affects India's 40 million youth.
Historical Examples
Expeditiously the Master of the House resumed his rending of the turkey.
Peace on Earth, Good-will to DogsEleanor Hallowell Abbott
"So expeditiously that it arrived the day before we left for Munich," remarked Hermann.
MichaelE. F. Benson
We use two half hogsheads at once, to prepare it expeditiously.
GuanoSolon Robinson
By the aid of my hives, this process may be most expeditiously performed.
Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-BeeL. L. Langstroth
Get out of the house as quietly and as expeditiously as you can.
Cleek, the Master DetectiveThomas W. Hanshew
expeditious
- characterized by or done with speed and efficiency; prompt; quick
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Word Origin and History for expeditiously
expeditious
adj.
late 15c., expedycius "useful, fitting," from Latin expeditus "disengaged, ready, prompt," past participle of expidere (see expedite). Meaning "speedy" is from 1590s. Related: Expeditiously; expeditiousness.
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