EXPEDIENT


Meaning of EXPEDIENT in English

adj. & n.

adj. 1 advantageous; advisable on practical rather than moral grounds. 2 suitable, appropriate.

n. a means of attaining an end; a resource. expedience n. expediency n. expediently adv.

[ ME f. L expedire: see EXPEDITE ]

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