inexpedient

[ in-ik-spee-dee-uhnt ]

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adjective

not expedient; not suitable, judicious, or advisable.

Origin of inexpedient

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

Other words from inexpedient

in·ex·pe·di·ence, in·ex·pe·di·en·cy, noun
in·ex·pe·di·ent·ly, adverb

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How to use inexpedient in a sentence

I say nothing of the inexpedience of such a policy, as it regards the discouragement of literary exertions.
Noah Webster | Horace E. Scudder
Burke might point out the folly and inexpedience of the proceedings of the government.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for inexpedient

inexpedient

/ (ˌɪnɪkˈspiːdɪənt) /

adjective

not suitable, advisable, or judicious

Derived forms of inexpedient

inexpedience or inexpediency, noun
inexpediently, adverb

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