Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

expeditiously

/ɛks.pəˈdɪʃ.əs.li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: ex-pe-di-tious-ly
IPA: /ɛks.pəˈdɪʃ.əs.li/

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an expeditious manner, quickly.

Example Sentences

"For the convenience of Charlotte and her child, they were to be more than two days on their journey, and Mr. Palmer, travelling more expeditiously with Colonel Brandon, was to join them at Cleveland soon after their arrival."
"With those words the passenger opened the coach-door and got in; not at all assisted by his fellow-passengers, who had expeditiously secreted their watches and purses in their boots, and were now making a general pretence of being asleep."

Etymology

Etymology tree English expeditious Middle English -ly English -ly English expeditiously From expeditious + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɛks.pəˈdɪʃ.əs.li/

Inflected Forms

more expeditiously (comparative) most expeditiously (superlative)

Synonyms

apace expeditiously fast hastily hurriedly posthaste quicksome rapidly speedily soon swiftly with dispatch

Rhymes With

suspiciously viciously surreptitiously ambitiously

Questions

How do you pronounce expeditiously?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛks.pəˈdɪʃ.əs.li/.
What does expeditiously mean?: In an expeditious manner, quickly.
Where does expeditiously come from?: Etymology tree English expeditious Middle English -ly English -ly English expeditiously From expeditious + -ly.

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