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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")
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