inexpedient

[ in-ik-spee-dee-uhnt ]

/ ˌɪn ɪkˈspi di ənt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR inexpedient ON THESAURUS.COM

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, nounin·ex·pe·di·ent·ly, adverb

Words nearby inexpedient

inexcusable, inexertion, inexhaustible, inexistent, inexorable, inexpedient, inexpensive, inexperience, inexperienced, inexpert, inexpiable

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Example sentences from the Web for inexpedient

To our readers it may appear to have been most gratuitous, unnecessary, and inexpedient.
Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite|Anthony Trollope
It may then be found that they are gross, absurd, or inexpedient.
Folkways|William Graham Sumner
But her station makes it inexpedient for her to turn reprover.
An Essay on Slavery and Abolitionism|Catharine E. Beecher
So it is inexpedient to call that false or count that silly, which it is expedient should be presumed true.
The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire|T. R. Glover

But to do that with the Carillon was found to be inexpedient.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883|Various

British Dictionary definitions for inexpedient

inexpedient

/ (ˌɪnɪkˈspiːdɪənt) /

adjective

not suitable, advisable, or judicious

Derived forms of inexpedient

inexpedience or inexpediency, nouninexpediently, adverb

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单词	inexpedient
释义	inexpedient [ in-ik-spee-dee-uhnt ] / ˌɪn ɪkˈspi di ənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR inexpedient ON THESAURUS.COM 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, nounin·ex·pe·di·ent·ly, adverb Words nearby inexpedient inexcusable, inexertion, inexhaustible, inexistent, inexorable, inexpedient, inexpensive, inexperience, inexperienced, inexpert, inexpiable Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for inexpedient To our readers it may appear to have been most gratuitous, unnecessary, and inexpedient. Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite\|Anthony Trollope It may then be found that they are gross, absurd, or inexpedient. Folkways\|William Graham Sumner But her station makes it inexpedient for her to turn reprover. An Essay on Slavery and Abolitionism\|Catharine E. Beecher So it is inexpedient to call that false or count that silly, which it is expedient should be presumed true. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire\|T. R. Glover But to do that with the Carillon was found to be inexpedient. Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883\|Various British Dictionary definitions for inexpedient inexpedient / (ˌɪnɪkˈspiːdɪənt) / adjective not suitable, advisable, or judicious Derived forms of inexpedient inexpedience or inexpediency, nouninexpediently, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to inexpedient detrimental, impolitic, imprudent, inadvisable, injudicious, inopportune, unwise
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inexpedient

adjective

Origin of inexpedient

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British Dictionary definitions for inexpedient

adjective

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