EXPEDITIOUS

expeditious

(adjective) marked by speed and efficiency

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

expeditious (comparative more expeditious, superlative most expeditious)

Fast, prompt, speedy.

(of a process or thing) Completed or done with efficiency and speed; facilitating speed.

Source: Wiktionary


Ex`pe*di"tious, a.

Definition: Possessed of, or characterized by, expedition, or efficiency and rapidity in action; performed with, or acting with, expedition; quick; having celerity; speedily; as, an expeditious march or messenger.

– Ex`pe*di"tious*ly, adv.

– Ex`pe*di"tious*ness, n.

Syn.

– Prompt; ready; speedy; alert. See Prompt.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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