inexpedient

  • 1Inexpedient — In ex*pe di*ent, a. Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to the end desired; inadvisable; unfit; improper; unsuitable to time and place; as, what is expedient at one time may be inexpedient at another. [1913 Webster] If it …

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  • 2inexpedient — index harmful, ill advised, ill judged, impolitic, imprudent, inadvisable, inappropriate, inapt, inaus …

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  • 3inexpédient — inexpédient, ente (entrée créée par le supplément) (i nèk spé di an, an t ) adj. Qui n est pas expédient …

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  • 4inexpedient — c.1600, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + EXPEDIENT (Cf. expedient). Related: Inexpedience; inexpediently …

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  • 5inexpedient — [in΄ek spē′dē ənt, in΄ikspē′dē ənt] adj. not expedient; not suitable or practicable for given situation; inadvisable; unwise inexpediency n. inexpedience inexpediently adv …

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  • 6inexpedient — adjective Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to the end desired; inadvisable; unfit; improper; unsuitable to time and place; as, what is expedient at one time may be inexpedient at another …

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  • 7inexpedient — adjective formal a plan or action that is inexpedient is not useful because it is not likely to achieve the result you want inexpedience, inexpediency noun (U) …

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  • 8inexpedient — adjective Date: 1608 not expedient ; inadvisable • inexpediently adverb …

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  • 9inexpedient — inexpedience, inexpediency, n. inexpediently, adv. /in ik spee dee euhnt/, adj. not expedient; not suitable, judicious, or advisable. [1600 10; IN 3 + EXPEDIENT] * * * …

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  • 10inexpedient — Synonyms and related words: bad, black, criminal, evil, futile, ill, ill advised, ill considered, ill contrived, ill devised, ill gauged, ill judged, ill seasoned, ill suited, ill timed, impolitic, improper, imprudent, inaccurate, inadvisable,… …

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