expedientialadj.
/ɛkˌspɛdɪˈɛnʃəl/ Of, pertaining to, or having regard to what is expedient.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > advantage > expediency > [adjective]
expedientc1430
expedientialc1850
c1850 C. Kingsley Sir W. Raleigh in Misc. (1860) I. 65 A worldly expediential letter, appealing to low motives.
a1855 Hare in F. Hall Mod. Eng. viii. 316 (note) An expediential policy.
1890 Sat. Rev. 12 Apr. 434/1 The expediential issues involved in the Home Rule question.
Derivatives
expediˈentially adv. in an expediential manner, as a matter of expediency.
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the world > action or operation > advantage > expediency > [adverb]
hendc1275
expediently1495
adequately1639
expedientially1873
1873 F. Hall Mod. Eng. 39 We should never deviate, save expedientially, from established usage.
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