INEXPEDIENT


Meaning of INEXPEDIENT in English

“+ adjective

Etymology: in- (I) + expedient

1. : not expedient : not likely to achieve a purpose or bring success : inadvisable , unprofitable

to rely on a deterrent that will bring the maximum of suffering to all mankind is immoral as well as inexpedient — Denis Healey

2. : inconvenient

it was occasionally inexpedient to carry about measuring chains — Rudyard Kipling

• in·expediently “+ adverb

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