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expeditious (adj.)
late 15c.,
expedycius
"useful, fitting," from Latin
expeditus
"disengaged, ready, prompt," past participle of
expidere
(see
expedite
). Meaning "speedy" is from 1590s. Related:
Expeditiously
;
expeditiousness
.