expediently
adverb
expediently is spelled E-X-P-E-D-I-E-N-T-L-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, expediently means “In an expedient manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in expediently?
| Letters | 11: E-X-P-E-D-I-E-N-T-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is expediently?
Expediently appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce expediently?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wreaderick-expediently.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of expediently
- more expediently comparative
- most expediently superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does expediently mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an expedient manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does expediently come from?
From expedient + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).