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expeditious

 
Dictionary: ex·pe·di·tious   (ĕk'spĭ-dĭsh'əs) pronunciation
adj.
Acting or done with speed and efficiency. See synonyms at fast1.

expeditiously ex'pe·di'tious·ly adv.
expeditiousness ex'pe·di'tious·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Characterized by great celerity: breakneck, fast, fleet, quick, rapid, speedy, swift. Informal hell-for-leather. Idioms: quick as abunnywink. See fast/slow/velocity.
  2. Accomplished in very little time: brief, fast, flying, hasty, hurried, quick, rapid, short, speedy, swift. See fast/slow/velocity.

Antonyms: expeditious
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adj

Definition: immediate, speedy
Antonyms: pokey, retarded, slow


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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: characterized by speed and efficiency
  Synonyms: prompt, timesaving


Translations: Expeditious
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - effektiv, hurtig

Nederlands (Dutch)
vlug

Français (French)
adj. - expéditif

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schnell

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ταχύς, γρήγορος, γοργός, εσπευσμένος, αποτελεσματικός

Italiano (Italian)
sollecito

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - rápido

Русский (Russian)
поспешный, ускоренный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - expeditivo, expedito, pronto

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - snabb

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
迅速的, 敏捷的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 迅速的, 敏捷的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 신속한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 迅速な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ناشط, سريع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮זריז, יעיל, מהיר, מיידי‬


 
 
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