Expeditious \Ex`pe*di"tious\, 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. --
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
expeditious
adj : characterized by speed and efficiency [syn: prompt, timesaving]
WordNet (r) 2.0
66 Moby Thesaurus words for "expeditious":
agile, alacritous, alert, apt, breakneck, brisk, cursory, dashing,
decisive, diligent, dispatchful, double-quick, eagle-winged,
effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient, express, fast,
festinate, feverish, fleet, flying, furious, galloping,
hair-trigger, hasty, headlong, hurried, hustling, immediate,
instant, instantaneous, last-minute, light of heel, light-footed,
lively, mercurial, nimble, nimble-footed, on the spot, passing,
precipitate, prompt, punctual, quick, quick as lightning,
quick as thought, rapid, ready, reckless, running, sharp,
slap-bang, slapdash, smart, snap, snappy, spanking, speedy, spry,
summary, superficial, swift, urgent, winged
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
prompt, timesaving
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