Crossword clues for expeditiousness
expeditiousness
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Expeditious \Ex`pe*di"tious\, a. Possessed of, or characterized by, expedition, or efficiency and rapidity in action; performed with, or acting with, expedition; quick; having celerity; speedily; as, an expeditious march or messenger. -- Ex`pe*di"tious*ly, adv. -- Ex`pe*di"tious*ness, n.
Syn: Prompt; ready; speedy; alert. See Prompt.
Wiktionary
n. The state of being expeditious; celerity, rapidity or speed
WordNet
n. the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch" [syn: dispatch, despatch, expedition]
Usage examples of "expeditiousness".
He was not a man to stand on ceremony when action would better suit, though I thought it likely that the fraying of his temper at Prince Charles's actions, and a desire to escape the company of O'Sullivan, were more responsible for his coming in person to meet Jamie than any desire either for expeditiousness or confidentiality.