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  • 71fleet — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. navy; flotilla, squadron, argosy, armada. See ship, combatant, assemblage. adj. swift, speedy, nimble. See velocity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. swift, rapid, speedy; see fast 1 . See Synonym Study at …

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  • 72summary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. compendium, abridgment, abstract, brief, epitome, résumé, digest. adj. prompt, expeditious, speedy, fast, immediate; brief, concise, compact, condensed. See transientness, shortness, description,… …

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  • 73hasty — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Hurried] Syn. fast, quick, speedy, swift; see fast 1 . 2. [Careless] Syn. ill advised, precipitate, foolhardy; see careless 1 , rash . See Synonym Study at fast . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. quick, fast, swift,… …

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  • 74expeditiously — ex|pe|di|tious|ly [ˌekspıˈdıʃəsli] adv formal in a quick and effective way = ↑efficiently ▪ All issues presented to the court are considered as fairly and expeditiously as possible. >expeditious adj ▪ an expeditious system for examining claims …

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  • 75dispatch — /dəsˈpætʃ / (say duhs pach) verb (t) 1. to send off; put under way: to dispatch a messenger; to dispatch a letter. 2. to put to death; kill. 3. to transact or dispose of (business, etc.) promptly or speedily; execute quickly; settle. –noun 4. the …

  • 76expeditiousness — noun the property of being prompt and efficient it was done with dispatch • Syn: ↑dispatch, ↑despatch, ↑expedition • Derivationally related forms: ↑expeditious, ↑expeditious (for: ↑ …

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  • 77All ready — Ready Read y (r[e^]d [y^]), a. [Compar. {Readier} (r[e^]d [i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Readiest}.] [AS. r[=ae]de; akin to D. gereed, bereid, G. bereit, Goth. gar[ a]ids fixed, arranged, and possibly to E. ride, as meaning originally, prepared for riding …

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  • 78Compendious — Com*pen di*ous, a. [L. compendiosus.] Containing the substance or general principles of a subject or work in a narrow compass; abridged; summarized. [1913 Webster] More compendious and expeditious ways. Woodward. [1913 Webster] Three things be… …

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  • 79Expedient — Ex*pe di*enta. [L. expediens, entis, p. pr. of expedire to be expedient, release, extricate: cf. F. exp[ e]dient. See {Expedite}.] 1. Hastening or forward; hence, tending to further or promote a proposed object; fit or proper under the… …

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  • 80Expedite — Ex pe*dite, a. [L. expeditus, p. p. of expedire to free one caught by the foot, to extricate, set free, bring forward, make ready; ex out + pes, prdis, t. See {Foot}.] 1. Free of impediment; unimpeded. [1913 Webster] To make the way plain and… …

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