| English Dictionary |
EXPEDITIOUS
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does expeditious mean?
• EXPEDITIOUS (adjective)
The adjective EXPEDITIOUS has 1 sense:
1. marked by speed and efficiency
Familiarity information: EXPEDITIOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marked by speed and efficiency
Similar:
efficient (being effective without wasting time or effort or expense)
Derivation:
expedition; expeditiousness (the property of being prompt and efficient)
Context examples
Our coachman and horses are so extremely expeditious!
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
I knew from the first, that, if I could not do my work as well as any of the rest, I could not hold myself above slight and contempt. I soon became at least as expeditious and as skilful as either of the other boys.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Dog has to have its stomach full" (Azerbaijani proverb)
"Speak of the dog and pick up the stick." (Armenian proverb)
"Life does not always go over roses." (Dutch proverb)