Catalan 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

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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

desitjable,possible,prudent,tàctic,savi,avantatjós,convenient,beneficiós,judicós,Política

Impràctic,imprudent,desaconsellable,inoportú,imprudent,no rendible,imprudent,impolitic,inviable,intempestiu

expediency => conveniència, expedience => conveniència, expediate => facilitar, expede => expedir, expectorator => expectorant,