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expeditious

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɛkspɪˈdɪʃəs/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Fast, prompt, speedy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonym: expedited

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: expedited

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Completed or done with efficiency and speed; facilitating speed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonym: expedited

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: expedited

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

marked by speed and efficiency

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English expedycius (“useful, fitting”), from Latin expedītus (“disengaged, ready, convenient, prompt; unfettered, unencumbered”), past participle of expediō.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: бърз (bǎrz) — Fast, prompt, speedy
  • Bulgarian: експедитивен (ekspeditiven) — Fast, prompt, speedy
  • Finnish: joutuisa — Fast, prompt, speedy
  • Finnish: pikainen — Fast, prompt, speedy
  • German: schnell — Fast, prompt, speedy
  • German: zügig — Fast, prompt, speedy
  • Italian: veloce — Fast, prompt, speedy
  • Italian: rapido — Fast, prompt, speedy
  • Italian: tempestivo — Fast, prompt, speedy
  • Spanish: eficiente — Fast, prompt, speedy
  • Spanish: rapido — Fast, prompt, speedy