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expedient definition

expedient


 
  Grep  of  noun  expedient 
  expedient 
  temporary  expedient 
 
  Overview  of  noun  expedient 
 
  The  noun  expedient  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  expedient  --  (a  means  to  an  end  not  necessarily  a  principled  or  ethical  one) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  expedient 
 
  The  adj  expedient  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  expedient  --  (serving  to  promote  your  interest;  "was  merciful  only  when  mercy  was  expedient") 
  2.  expedient  --  (appropriate  to  a  purpose;  practical;  "in  the  circumstances  it  was  expedient  to  express  loyalty") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  expedient 
 
  2  senses  of  expedient 
 
  Sense  1 
  expedient  (vs.  inexpedient) 
 
  inexpedient  (vs.  expedient) 
  =>  inadvisable 
 
  Sense  2 
  expedient 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  politic)  ->  impolitic 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  expedient 
 
  2  senses  of  expedient 
 
  Sense  1 
  expedient  (vs.  inexpedient) 
  =>  advantageous,  appropriate 
  =>  opportunist,  opportunistic,  timeserving 
  Also  See->  advantageous#1;  convenient#1;  politic#1;  useful#1,  utile#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  expedient 
  =>  politic  (vs.  impolitic) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  expedient 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  expedient 
 
  expedient  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  expedient 
  expedient 
  inexpedient 
 
  Overview  of  noun  expedient 
 
  The  noun  expedient  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  expedient  --  (a  means  to  an  end  not  necessarily  a  principled  or  ethical  one) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  expedient 
 
  The  adj  expedient  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  expedient  --  (serving  to  promote  your  interest;  "was  merciful  only  when  mercy  was  expedient") 
  2.  expedient  --  (appropriate  to  a  purpose;  practical;  "in  the  circumstances  it  was  expedient  to  express  loyalty") 



expedient definition