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Definition of Expeditiousness
1. Noun. The property of being prompt and efficient. "It was done with dispatch"
Generic synonyms: Celerity, Quickness, Rapidity, Rapidness, Speediness
Derivative terms: Dispatch, Expeditious, Expeditious
Definition of Expeditiousness
1. Noun. The state of being expeditious; celerity, rapidity or speed ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Expeditiousness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Expeditiousness
Literary usage of Expeditiousness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Westminster Review by John Chapman, Charles William Wason (1828)
"Cheapness and expeditiousness are the chief requisites in a process for enforcing
payment of ... Cheapness and expeditiousness have not been usually the ..."
2. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members (1858)
"All the assays hitherto mentioned are performed in the dry way alone, and this
is one of the main causes of their expeditiousness. ..."
3. Library Journal by American Library Association, Library Association (1896)
"... whole in the direction of greater case and expeditiousness in the transmission
of books to readers, which is the main object of a library's existence. ..."
4. The American Political Science Review (1920)
"... the town clerk and his staff did their work with noteworthy expeditiousness
and accuracy. Although no special steps were taken to instruct the voters, ..."
5. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... any haste), press, expedition, dispatch, expeditiousness; spec. posthaste (rare
as a noun), rashness, bustle, hustle, impetuosity, hastiness. ..."
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