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- Dictionaryexpedient/ɪkˈspiːdɪənt/
adjective
- 1. (of an action) convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral: "either side could break the agreement if it were expedient to do so"
noun
- 1. a means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but possibly improper or immoral: "the current policy is a political expedient"
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EXPEDIENT definition: 1. helpful or useful in a particular situation, but sometimes not morally acceptable: 2. an action…. Learn more.
expedient: [adjective] suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance.
expedient: 1 adj appropriate to a purpose; practical “in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty” Synonyms: politic marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness adj serving to promote your interest “was merciful only when mercy was expedient ” Synonyms: advantageous giving an advantage convenient suited to your comfort ...
Expedient definition: tending to promote some proposed or desired object; fit or suitable for the purpose; proper under the circumstances. See examples of EXPEDIENT used in a sentence.
3 meanings: 1. suitable to the circumstances; appropriate 2. inclined towards methods or means that are advantageous rather.... Click for more definitions.
EXPEDIENT meaning: 1. helpful or useful in a particular situation, but sometimes not morally acceptable: 2. an action…. Learn more.
Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin expedient-‘extricating, putting in order’, from the verb expedire ‘extricate (originally by freeing the feet), put in order’, from ex-‘out’ + pes, ped-‘foot’. The original sense was neutral; the negative sense, implying disregard of moral considerations, dates from the late 18th cent.
