Meanings
nounexpeditiousness (uncountable)
- uncountableThe state of being expeditious; celerity, rapidity or speed.
Even the numerous drunkards and beggars seemed to be in a hurry, stumbling from one side of the street to the other with pointless resolution or, with businesslike expeditiousness, soliciting money and food from strangers.
2017, Hernan Diaz, In the Distance, Daunt Books (2018), page 304
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe property of being prompt and efficient
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expeditiousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expeditiousness
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“expeditiousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expeditiousness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “expeditiousness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expeditiousness.
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