Expeditious
[,ekspɪ'dɪʃəs] or [,ɛkspə'dɪʃəs]
Definition
(a.) Possessed of, or characterized by, expedition, or efficiency and rapidity in action; performed with, or acting with, expedition; quick; having celerity; speedily; as, an expeditious march or messenger.
Checker: Sondra
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Speedy, quick, hasty.[2]. Prompt, swift, punctual, diligent, nimble, alert.
Editor: Rosanne
Examples
- From Pittsburg I chose passage by the canal to Harrisburg, rather than by the more expeditious stage. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- For safe and expeditious operation of trains, where the schedule is only one and one-half minutes, it was imperative that grade crossings should be avoided. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Stevenson's brigade was sent to cut off the rebel retreat, but was too late or not expeditious enough. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- At a later period in Germany, where the wood pulp art began, even this expeditious work has been excelled. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- I soon became at least as expeditious and as skilful as either of the other boys. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Second, a more expeditious instrument called the _syphon recorder_. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The cotton gin, shown in Fig. 288, is a device for doing this by machinery in a rapid, thorough, and expeditious manner. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Our coachman and horses are so extremely expeditious! Jane Austen. Emma.
Editor: Rosanne