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inexpediency

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in⋅ex⋅pe⋅di⋅ent

  [in-ik-spee-dee-uhnt]
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–adjective
not expedient; not suitable, judicious, or advisable.
Origin:
1600–10; in- 3 + expedient

Related forms:
in⋅ex⋅pe⋅di⋅ence, in⋅ex⋅pe⋅di⋅en⋅cy, noun
in⋅ex⋅pe⋅di⋅ent⋅ly, adverb
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in·ex·pe·di·ent   (ĭn'ĭk-spē'dē-ənt)   
adj.  Not expedient; inadvisable: an inexpedient tactic.
in'ex·pe'di·ence, in'ex·pe'di·en·cy n., in'ex·pe'di·ent·ly adv.
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