German Meaning of expedient
zweckmäßig
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Definitions and Meaning of expedient in English
expedient (n)
a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
expedient (a)
serving to promote your interest
expedient (s)
appropriate to a purpose; practical
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.
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
zweckmäßig
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
wünschenswert,möglich,umsichtig,taktisch,weise,vorteilhaft,ratsam,vorteilhaft,vernünftig,Politik
Unpraktisch,unvorsichtig,nicht ratsam,unzweckmäßig,unbedacht,unrentabel,unklug,unpolitisch,undurchführbar,unzeitig
expediency => Zweckmäßigkeit, expedience => Nützlichkeit, expediate => beschleunigen, expede => versenden, expectorator => Expektorans,
