expeditious Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite marked by speed and efficiency

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Ex`pe*di"tious adjective
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913