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... quickly promptly speedily swiftly rapidly efficiently briskly

Opposites

slowly sluggishly tardily

Word family

Related forms expeditious expedite expedition

Etymology

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

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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

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