expeditiousness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English expeditious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English expeditiousness From expeditious + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state of being expeditious; celerity, rapidity or speed.
Even the numerous drunkards and beggars seemed to be in a hurry, stumbling from one side of the street to the other with pointless resolution or, with businesslike expeditiousness, soliciting money and food from strangers.
2017, Hernan Diaz, In the Distance, Daunt Books (2018), page 304: