expeditious
pronunciation
How to pronounce expeditious in British English:
UK [ˌekspəˈdɪʃəs]
How to pronounce expeditious in American English:
US [ˌekspəˈdɪʃəs]
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- Adjective:
- characterized by speed and efficiency
Word Origin
- expeditious (adj.)
- late 15c., expedycius "useful, fitting," from Latin expeditus "disengaged, ready, convenient, prompt; unfettered, unencumbered," past participle of expedire (see expedite). Meaning "speedy, speedily accomplished" is from 1590s. Related: Expeditiously; expeditiousness.
Example
- 1. The most expeditious method of obtaining reduced hours .
- 2. Conclusion : the quanlitative analysis is expeditious and delicate , stable and reliable .
- 3. The most direct remedy , of course , would be to find expeditious approaches to cleaning up balance sheets whilst maintaining the integrity of the financial system .
- 4. When payment of interest has been refused , the presenting bank must inform by telecommunication or , if that is not possible , by other expeditious means without delay the bank from which the collection instruction was received .
- 5. You know , I can 't recall a lab director as expeditious as you .