Australian English Meaning of expedient

expedient

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Definitions and Meaning of expedient in English

Wordnet

expedient (n)

a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one

Wordnet

expedient (a)

serving to promote your interest

Wordnet

expedient (s)

appropriate to a purpose; practical

Webster

expedient (a.)

Hastening or forward; hence, tending to further or promote a proposed object; fit or proper under the circumstances; conducive to self-interest; desirable; advisable; advantageous; -- sometimes contradistinguished from right.

Quick; expeditious.

Webster

expedient (n.)

That which serves to promote or advance; suitable means to accomplish an end.

Means devised in an exigency; shift.

FAQs About the word expedient

expedient

a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one, serving to promote your interest, appropriate to a purpose; practicalHastening or forward; hence

desirable,possible,prudent,tactical,wise,advantageous,advisable,beneficial,judicious,Politics

Impractical,reckless,inadvisable,inexpedient,imprudent,unprofitable,unwise,impolitic,unfeasible,untimely

expediency => expediency, expedience => expediency, expediate => expedite, expede => dispatch, expectorator => expectorant,