Expeditious

//ɛkspɪˈdɪʃəs// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Fast, prompt, speedy.

    "Near-synonym: expedited"

  2. 2
    Completed or done with efficiency and speed; facilitating speed.

    "Near-synonym: expedited"

Adjective
  1. 1
    marked by speed and efficiency wordnet

Synonyms

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efficientexpeditedzippyabuzzactiveactive

Example

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"There is a more expeditious way we could be doing this."

Etymology

From Middle English expedycius (“useful, fitting”), from Latin expedītus (“disengaged, ready, convenient, prompt; unfettered, unencumbered”), past participle of expediō.

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