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View synonyms for inexpedient

inexpedient

[ in-ik-spee-dee-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. not expedient; not suitable, judicious, or advisable.


inexpedient

/ ˌɪnɪkˈspiːdɪənt /

adjective

  1. not suitable, advisable, or judicious
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌinexˈpedience, noun
  • ˌinexˈpediently, adverb
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Other Words From

  • inex·pedi·ence inex·pedi·en·cy noun
  • inex·pedi·ent·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of inexpedient1

First recorded in 1600–10; in- 3 + expedient
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Example Sentences

Then he conclusively proves the first impracticable and the second inexpedient.

It is perhaps inexpedient that the new machine should be seen of the old.

My service is of such a nature that it is inexpedient for him to receive me openly.

But considerations of rank made the appointment inexpedient, and "Mad Anthony" Wayne was named instead.

For this reason it is inexpedient for earthlings to fix their eyes on those who dwell in very high places.

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