EFFICIENTLY

efficiently, expeditiously

(adverb) with efficiency; in an efficient manner; “he functions efficiently”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

efficiently (comparative more efficiently, superlative most efficiently)

In an efficient manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Ef*fi"cient*ly, adv.

Definition: With effect; effectively.

EFFICIENT

Ef*fi"cient, a. Etym: [L. efficiens, -entis, p. pr. of efficere to effect: cf. F. efficient. See Effect, n.]

Definition: Causing effects; producing results; that makes the effect to be what it is; actively operative; not inactive, slack, or incapable; characterized by energetic and useful activity; as, an efficient officer, power. The efficient cause is the working cause. Wilson.

Syn.

– Effective; effectual; competent; able; capable; material; potent.

Ef*fi"cient, n.

Definition: An efficient cause; a prime mover. God . . . moveth mere natural agents as an efficient only. Hooker.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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Coffee Trivia

According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.

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