Meanings
adjectiveexpeditive (comparative more expeditive, superlative most expeditive)
comparative more expeditive · superlative most expeditive
- obsoletePerforming with speed.
But I mean not to purchase the praise of expeditive in that kind ; but as one that hath a feeling of my duty
1617, Francis Bacon, speech on taking seat in Chancery
Origin
- Middle Frenchexpéditif
- Englishexpeditive
From Middle French expéditif.
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expeditive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expeditive
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