expeditious
Meaning of expeditious
adjective
- done with speed and efficiency.
an expeditious investigation
late 15th century: from expedition + -ous.
Information about expeditious
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Hyphenation of expeditious
ex-pe-di-tious
- It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
- expeditious is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
expeditious synonyms
Meaning prompt:
Meaning done or occurring quickly:
Meaning happening quickly or promptly:
Meaning moving fast or doing something in a short time:
Meaning happening in a short time or at a great rate:
Meaning moving or capable of moving at high speed:
Meaning happening or doing something at the agreed or proper time:
Meaning occurring or done at once; instant:
Meaning happening or coming immediately:
Meaning occurring or done quickly and unexpectedly or without warning:
Meaning very quick:
Meaning relating to meteors or meteorites:
Meaning a column of air moving rapidly round and round in a cylindrical or funnel shape:
Meaning active and energetic:
Meaning quick and light in movement or action; agile:
Meaning (of a system or machine) achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense:
Meaning having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties:
Meaning done with excessive speed or urgency; hurried:
Meaning (of a judicial process) conducted without the customary legal formalities:
Meaning sudden and unexpected:
Meaning a group of ships sailing together, engaged in the same activity, or under the same ownership:
Meaning (of a person or their actions) prompt and eager:
expeditious antonyms
Meaning moving or operating, or designed to do so, only at a low speed; not quick or fast:
Translation of expeditious
- German: schnell, prompt, umgehend, unverzüglich, sofortig
- Spanish: rápido, rápida, expedito, expedita, veloz
- French: rapide
- Italian: rapido, veloce
- Portuguese: rápido, veloz
Words that rhyme with expeditious
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