expeditious

adj
/ɛkspɪˈdɪʃəs/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from expedītus — “disengaged, ready, convenient, prompt; unfettered, unencumbered
  2. inherited from expedycius — “useful, fitting

Definitions

  1. Fast, prompt, speedy.

    • Near-synonym: expedited
    • Our coachman and horses are so extremely expeditious!—I believe we drive faster than anybody.
    • An “expeditious cessation of hostilities” is essential to “stabilise European economies, prevent unintended escalation or expansion of the war and re-establish strategic stability with Russia”, the document says.
  2. Completed or done with efficiency and speed

    Completed or done with efficiency and speed; facilitating speed.

    • Near-synonym: expedited
    • Now, there was a sort of rough-and-ready law in Ireland in those days which was of great convenience to persons desirous of expeditious justice[…].

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA