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expeditiousness

noun

Etymology

From expeditious + -ness.

  1. derived from expedītus — “disengaged, ready, convenient, prompt; unfettered, unencumbered”
  2. inherited from expedycius — “useful, fitting”
  3. suffixed as expeditiousness — “expeditious + ness”

Definitions

  1. The state of being expeditious

    The state of being expeditious; celerity, rapidity or speed.

    • Even the numerous drunkards and beggars seemed to be in a hurry, stumbling from one side of the street to the other with pointless resolution or, with businesslike expeditiousness, soliciting money and food from strangers.

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