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   In·ex·pe·di·ent

   /ˌinikˈspēdēənt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not practical, suitable, or advisable.

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   • 1. inexpediency noun

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   What is inexpedient adjective?

   • (of an action) not practical or suitable; that might have a bad effect it is inexpedient to do something It would be inexpedient to raise taxes further. Want to learn more? Definition of inexpedient adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does inexpediency mean?

   • (uncountable) The condition of being inexpedient. (countable) An inexpedient action or statement. On the vexed question of the interpretation of Article 13 Metternich recognized the inexpediency of requiring the South German states to revise their constitutions in a reactionary sense.

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   What does not expedient mean?

   • Not expedient; not suitable or practicable for a given situation; inadvisable, unwise, etc. 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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   Is government an expedient?

   • Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments are sometimes, inexpedient. It was deemed inexpedient so early in the trip to subject the men to unnecessary exposure, and the party was continued in camp. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

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   INEXPEDIENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of inexpedient in English. inexpedient. adjective [ + to infinitive ] formal us / ˌɪn.ɪkˈspiː.di.ənt / uk / ˌɪn.ɪkˈspiː.di.ənt / Add to word list. not suitable or convenient: It was inexpedient for him to be seen to approve of the decision.

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     INEXPEDIENT definicja: 1. not suitable or convenient: 2. not...

   • Inexpedient: Chinese (Traditional) Translation

     inexpedient translations: 不適當的；不方便的. Learn more in the...

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   4 days ago · noun. inexpediently (ˌinexˈpediently) adverb. Word Frequency. inexpedient in American English. (ˌɪnɛkˈspidiənt ; ˌɪnɪkˈspidiənt ) adjective. not expedient; not suitable or practicable for given situation; inadvisable; unwise. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

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   Definition of inexpedient adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   3 days ago · noun. inexpediently. adverb. Word origin. [ 1600–10; in-3 + expedient] Word Frequency. inexpedient in British English. (ˌɪnɪkˈspiːdɪənt ) adjective. not suitable, advisable, or judicious. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. inexpedience (ˌinexˈpedience) or inexpediency (ˌinexˈpediency) noun.

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   Inexpedient Definition. Not expedient; not suitable or practicable for a given situation; inadvisable, unwise, etc. 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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   Definitions of 'inexpedient' not expedient; not suitable or practicable for given situation; inadvisable; unwise. [...] More. Synonyms of 'inexpedient' • undesirable, inappropriate, unsuitable, misguided [...] More. Examples of 'inexpedient' in a sentence.

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   Define inexpedient. inexpedient synonyms, inexpedient pronunciation, inexpedient translation, English dictionary definition of inexpedient. adj. Not expedient; inadvisable: an inexpedient tactic. in′ex·pe′di·ence , in′ex·pe′di·en·cy n. in′ex·pe′di·ent·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the...