expeditiously C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃəsli/ UK /ˌɛkspɪˈdɪʃəsli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in a quick and efficient manner The repairs were carried out expeditiously and at low cost. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a quick and efficient... quicklypromptlyspeedilyswiftlyrapidlyefficientlybriskly ↔ Opposites slowlysluggishlytardily Word family Related forms expeditiousexpediteexpedition Etymology AI details From expeditious + -ly, from expedite, from Latin expeditus, past participle of expedire ('to free, make ready'), from ex- ('out') + pes ('foot'). expedire Latin pes Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # expeditiously **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃəsli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌɛkspɪˈdɪʃəsli/ ## Meanings 1. in a quick and efficient manner ## Examples - The repairs were carried out expeditiously and at low cost. ## Synonyms - quickly - promptly - speedily - swiftly - rapidly - efficiently - briskly ## Antonyms - slowly - sluggishly - tardily ## Related Forms - expeditious - expedite - expedition ## Roots and Affixes - Root: expedire - Root: pes ## Etymology From expeditious + -ly, from expedite, from Latin expeditus, past participle of expedire ('to free, make ready'), from ex- ('out') + pes ('foot'). ## AI Etymology Expeditiously comes from expeditious + -ly, from expedite, from Latin expeditus, past participle of expedire ('to free, make ready'), from ex- ('out') + pes ('foot'). The etymological trail includes Latin expedire and Latin pes. As an adverb, expeditiously means in a quick and efficient manner. The same family is visible in related forms such as expeditious, expedite, and expedition. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown