Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

expeditive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-pe-di-tive
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Performing with speed.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"But I mean not to purchase the praise of expeditive in that kind ; but as one that hath a feeling of my duty"

Etymology

From Middle French expéditif.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: expéditif

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more expeditive (comparative) most expeditive (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

expeditious

Questions

What does expeditive mean?: Performing with speed.
Where does expeditive come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

How to pronounce expeditive

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