inexpedient
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in·ex·pe·di·ent 
[in-ik-spee-dee-uhnt] Pronunciation Key
[in-ik-spee-dee-uhnt] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| not expedient; not suitable, judicious, or advisable. |
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| in·ex·pe·di·ent
(ĭn'ĭk-spē'dē-ənt) Pronunciation Key
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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inexpedient
inexpedient
1608, from in- "not" + expedient (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| inexpedient | |
adjective | |
| 1. | not suitable or advisable; "an inexpedient tactic" [ant: expedient] |
| 2. | not appropriate to the purpose |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Inexpedient
In`ex*pe"di*ent\, a. Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to the end desired; inadvisable; unfit; improper; unsuitable to time and place; as, what is expedient at one time may be inexpedient at another. If it was not unlawful, yet it was highly inexpedient to use those ceremonies. --Bp. Burnet. Syn: Unwise; impolitic; imprudent; indiscreet; unprofitable; inadvisable; disadvantageous.
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