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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Expeditious \Ex'pe*di"tious\, adjective 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. -- {Ex'pe*di"tious*ly}, adverb -- {Ex'pe*di"tious*ness}, noun
Syn: Prompt; ready; speedy; alert. See {Prompt}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
expeditiousness
noun: the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch" [syn: {dispatch}, {despatch}, {expedition}]
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