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   inexpedient

   /ˌɪnɪkˈspiːdɪənt/

   adjective

   • 1. not practical, suitable, or advisable: "because of his age, it was inexpedient to inflict punishment for the crime"

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   • 1. inexpediency noun

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   What does inexpediency mean?

   • (uncountable) The condition of being inexpedient. (countable) An inexpedient action or statement. On the vexed question of the interpretation of Article 13 Metternich recognized the inexpediency of requiring the South German states to revise their constitutions in a reactionary sense.

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   What is inexpedient adjective?

   • Definition of inexpedient adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (of an action) not practical or suitable; that might have a bad effect it is inexpedient to do something It would be inexpedient to raise taxes further. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

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   What does expedient mean?

   • 1. Suitable or efficient for accomplishing a purpose: thought email was the most expedient way to communicate with distant relatives. 2. Convenient but based on a concern for self-interest rather than principle: changed his position when it was politically expedient. 3. Obsolete Speedy; expeditious. n. 1.

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   Is government an expedient?

   • Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments are sometimes, inexpedient. It was deemed inexpedient so early in the trip to subject the men to unnecessary exposure, and the party was continued in camp. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

   INEXPEDIENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Inexpedient means not suitable or convenient, especially in formal contexts. Learn how to use this adjective with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and the Hansard archive.

   • Polski

     INEXPEDIENT definicja: 1. not suitable or convenient: 2. not...

   • English (US)

     adjective [ + to infinitive ] formal us / ˌɪn.ɪkˈspiː.di.ənt...

   • Inexpedient in Simplified Chinese

     inexpedient translate: 不适当的；不方便的. Learn more in the...

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     INEXPEDIENT translate: 不適當的；不方便的. Learn more in the...

   • Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미

     INEXPEDIENT 의미, 정의, INEXPEDIENT의 정의: 1. not suitable or...

   • Inexorable

     INEXORABLE definition: 1. continuing without any possibility...

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   Inexpedient means not suited to bring about a desired result or unwise. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history and usage from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Inexpedient means not suitable, judicious, or advisable. See the origin, derived forms, and usage examples of this adjective from Dictionary.com.

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   Inexpedient means not suitable or convenient, especially in formal contexts. Learn how to use this word in sentences and find synonyms, antonyms and translations in different languages.

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   presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality. marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness. adjective. not appropriate to the purpose. synonyms: unwise. impolitic. not politic.

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   Inexpedient means not suitable or practicable for a given situation, or inadvisable, unwise. Learn how to use this word in sentences, find synonyms and translations, and play a word challenge game.

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   Definition of inexpedient adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.