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The quality of being readily excited; proneness to be affected by exciting causes.

Quality of being exclusive.

Having the quality of excreting, or throwing off excrementitious matter.

of engraving, etc.; as, the execution of a statue, painting, or piece of music. The first quality of execution is truth. Ruskin.

The state or quality of being exemplary; fitness to be an example.

Having the quality of exhaling or evaporating.

iffusive; of much expanse; wide-extending; as, the expansive force of heat; the expansive quality of air. A more expansive and generous compassion. Eustace. His forehead was broad and expansive. Prescott. -- Ex*pan"sive*ly, adv. -Ex*pan"sive*ness, n.

The quality of being expedient or advantageous; fitness or suitableness to effect a purpose intended; adaptedness to self- interest; desirableness; advantage; advisability; -- sometimes contradistinguished from moral rectitude. Divine wisdom discovers no expediency in vice. Cogan. To determine concerning the expedience…

Quality of being expedite.

The quality of being expedite; efficient promptness; haste; dispatch; speed; quickness; as to carry the mail with expedition. With winged expedition Swift as the lightning glance.

The quality of being explanatory.

Quality of being explicable.

The quality of being explicit; clearness; directness. Jer. Taylor.

The quality or state of being suitable for exportation. To increase the exportability of native goods. J. P. Peters.

The state or quality of being express; definiteness. [Obs.] Hammond.

Carefully selected or sought out; hence, of distinguishing and surpassing quality; exceedingly nice; delightfully excellent; giving rare satisfaction; as, exquisite workmanship. Plate of rare device, and jewels Of reach and exquisite form. Shak. I have no exquisite reason for 't, but I have reason good enough. Shak.…

Quality of being exquisite.

Having the quality of drying up; causing a drying up. -- n. (Med.)

The quality of being done or devised extempore [Obs.] Johnson.

The quality of being extensible; the capacity of being extended; as, the extensibility of a fiber, or of a plate of metal.