expeditious
Use Expeditious in a sentence
spɪˈdɪʃ adjective
characterized by promptness; quick: an expeditious answer to an inquiry.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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expeditious (ˌɛkspɪˈdɪʃəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| characterized by or done with speed and efficiency; prompt; quick | |
| expe'ditiously | |
| —adv | |
| expe'ditiousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
expeditious
late 15c., expedycius "useful, fitting," from L. expeditus, pp. of expidere (see expedite). Meaning "speedy" is from 1590s. Related: Expeditiously.
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Example sentences
The proceedings included the disposition of eight indictments, all of which were settled in an expeditious manner.
For the foreign citizen with no insurance, it was an expeditious way to get the needed vaccine.
The big problem is that the orbit speed of fat is again faster, promoting expeditious cell division.
The challenge is to balance expeditious payouts today with the preservation of funds for claims years or decades into the future.
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