Japanese Meaning of expedient

便宜な

Other Japanese words related to 便宜な

Definitions and Meaning of expedient in English

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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

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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

便宜な

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

望ましい,可能,慎重な,戦術的な,賢い,有利な,推奨される,有益な,思慮深い,政治

実用的でない,無謀な,避けるべき,不適切な,無分別な,採算の合わない,賢くない,無作法,実行不能な,時宜を得ない

expediency => 便宜, expedience => 便宜, expediate => 加速する, expede => 出荷, expectorator => 去痰薬,