expeditiousadj.

/ɛkspɪˈdɪʃəs/

Etymology: < expedition n.: see -tious suffix.

Characterized by expedition.

1. Of action, a voyage, etc.: Speedily performed. Of a method: Leading to speedy performance. Of an answer: Quickly given, ready.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > quickly done or obtained

expeditiousa1616

speedya1616

expeditive1617

rapid1661

fast1863

quickie1927

fast track1968

fast-tracked1976

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > leading to speedy execution

compendiousc1400

compendiary1609

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the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > acting expeditiously (of persons)

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expedientc1485

sudden1591

expeditiousa1616

dispatchful1642

a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) v. i. 319 I'le..Promise you..auspicious gales, And saile, so expeditious, that shall catch Your Royall fleete farre off.

1691 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense (ed. 8) 56 Turning up of the Earth..is to be preferr'd to Hand-weeding, and more expeditious.

1692 T. Wagstaffe Vindic. King Charles xiv. 96 A most expeditious Answer.

1709 J. Sharp Serm. VII. iv. 63 The..short expeditious way of appealing to the Bishop of Rome.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. xiii. 278 Capable of making an expeditious voyage.

a1832 J. Bentham Wks. (1843) I. 182 Obviating a dissatisfaction, which expeditious measures would excite.

1866 J. G. Murphy Crit. Comm. Exodus xii. 10 Equipped for expeditious travelling.

2. Of an implement or weapon: Fitted for quick movements; handy. rare.

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the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [adjective] > prepared or ready > for use

yare971

wrought1440

expedite1609

expeditious1749

1749 T. Smollett Regicide ii. ii. 18 With the broad Targe and expeditious Sword.

3. Of persons: Acting or moving with expedition; speedy.

ΚΠ

a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Old Law (1656) i. 12 Let us be all most expeditious.

1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 3 He..desir'd I would be expeditious in going.

1771 O. Goldsmith Hist. Eng. III. 242 An expeditious set of workmen.

1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) III. xvii. 439 The German commission was as expeditious as the Spanish had been dilatory.

1881 B. Jowett tr. Thucydides Hist. Peloponnesian War I. 162 An expeditious traveller..will accomplish the journey in eleven days.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	expeditious
释义	expeditiousadj. /ɛkspɪˈdɪʃəs/ Etymology: < expedition n.: see -tious suffix. Characterized by expedition. 1. Of action, a voyage, etc.: Speedily performed. Of a method: Leading to speedy performance. Of an answer: Quickly given, ready. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > quickly done or obtained expeditiousa1616 speedya1616 expeditive1617 rapid1661 fast1863 quickie1927 fast track1968 fast-tracked1976 the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > leading to speedy execution compendiousc1400 compendiary1609 expeditiousa1616 expediate1672 the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > acting expeditiously (of persons) rapec1410 expedientc1485 sudden1591 expeditiousa1616 dispatchful1642 a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) v. i. 319 I'le..Promise you..auspicious gales, And saile, so expeditious, that shall catch Your Royall fleete farre off. View more context for this quotation 1691 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense (ed. 8) 56 Turning up of the Earth..is to be preferr'd to Hand-weeding, and more expeditious. 1692 T. Wagstaffe Vindic. King Charles xiv. 96 A most expeditious Answer. 1709 J. Sharp Serm. VII. iv. 63 The..short expeditious way of appealing to the Bishop of Rome. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. xiii. 278 Capable of making an expeditious voyage. a1832 J. Bentham Wks. (1843) I. 182 Obviating a dissatisfaction, which expeditious measures would excite. 1866 J. G. Murphy Crit. Comm. Exodus xii. 10 Equipped for expeditious travelling. 2. Of an implement or weapon: Fitted for quick movements; handy. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [adjective] > prepared or ready > for use yare971 wrought1440 expedite1609 expeditious1749 1749 T. Smollett Regicide ii. ii. 18 With the broad Targe and expeditious Sword. 3. Of persons: Acting or moving with expedition; speedy. ΚΠ a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Old Law (1656) i. 12 Let us be all most expeditious. 1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 3 He..desir'd I would be expeditious in going. 1771 O. Goldsmith Hist. Eng. III. 242 An expeditious set of workmen. 1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) III. xvii. 439 The German commission was as expeditious as the Spanish had been dilatory. 1881 B. Jowett tr. Thucydides Hist. Peloponnesian War I. 162 An expeditious traveller..will accomplish the journey in eleven days. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < adj.a1616
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