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Expedient

Expedient Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Expedient? [n] a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one [adj] serving to promote your interest; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient" [adj] appropriate to a purpose; practical; "in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Expedient: advantageous \| appropriate \| opportunist \| opportunistic \| timeserving Related Terms \| Find terms related to Expedient: action \| ad hoc measure \| advantageous \| advisable \| agency \| answer \| applicable \| appropriate \| apropos \| art \| artful dodge \| artifice \| auspicious \| banausic \| becoming \| befitting \| behind-the-scenes influence \| beneficial \| benevolent \| blind \| bon \| bonny \| braw \| bueno \| capital \| chicanery \| cogent \| commendable \| commodious \| congruous \| conspiracy \| contrivance \| convenient \| correct \| countermove \| coup \| course of action \| craft \| cute trick \| deceit \| decent \| demarche \| dernier ressort \| design \| desirable \| device \| devices \| dodge \| effective \| effort \| elegant \| employable \| estimable \| excellent \| expediency \| expedients \| fair \| fakement \| famous \| favorable \| feasible \| feint \| felicitous \| fetch \| fine \| fit \| fitten \| fitting \| fortunate \| fructuous \| functional \| gambit \| game \| gimmick \| going between \| good \| good for \| goodly \| grand \| grift \| happy \| healthy \| helpful \| hope \| improvisation \| influence \| instrument \| instrumentality \| intermediation \| intrigue \| judicious \| jugglery \| jury-rig \| jury-rigged expedient \| kind \| knavery \| last expedient \| last resort \| last shift \| laudable \| likely \| little game \| lucky \| machination \| machinery \| makeshift \| maneuver \| maneuvering \| maneuvers \| manipulation \| means \| measure \| mechanism \| mediation \| medium \| meet \| move \| nice \| noble \| of general utility \| of help \| of service \| of use \| opportune \| pertinent \| pis aller \| pleasant \| plot \| ploy \| politic \| political influence \| possible \| practicable \| practical \| pragmatic \| pragmatical \| profitable \| proper \| propitious \| providential \| prudent \| racket \| recommendable \| recommended \| recourse \| red herring \| refuge \| regal \| resort \| resource \| right \| ripe \| royal \| ruse \| scheme \| seasonable \| seemly \| service \| serviceable \| shake-up \| shift \| skillful \| sleight \| solution \| sortable \| sound \| splendid \| step \| stopgap \| stratagem \| strategy \| stroke \| stroke of policy \| substitute \| subterfuge \| suitable \| tactic \| tactical \| tactical maneuvers \| tactics \| temporary expedient \| timely \| to be desired \| trick \| trickery \| trump \| useful \| utilitarian \| valid \| very good \| virtuous \| well-timed \| wile \| wily device \| wire-pulling \| wise \| working hypothesis \| working proposition \| worthwhile See Also \| agency \| convenient \| crutch \| improvisation \| last resort \| makeshift \| means \| pis aller \| politic \| stopgap \| temporary expedient \| useful \| utile \| way Expedient In Webster's Dictionary \Expe"dient\a. [L. expediens, -entis, p. pr. of expedire to be expedient, release, extricate: cf. F. exp['e]dient. See {Expedite}.] 1. Hastening or forward; hence, tending to further or promote a proposed object; fit or proper under the circumstances; conducive to self-interest; desirable; advisable; advantageous; -- sometimes contradistinguished from right. It is expedient for you that I go away. --John xvi. 7. Nothing but the right can ever be expedient, since that can never be true expediency which would sacrifice a greater good to a less. --Whately. 2. Quick; expeditious. [Obs.] His marches are expedient to this town. --Shak. \Expe"dient\, n. 1. That which serves to promote or advance; suitable means to accomplish an end. What sure expedient than shall Juno find, To calm her fears and ease her boding mind? --Philips. 2. Means devised in an exigency; shift. Syn: Shift; contrivance; resource; substitute.

Expedient Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Expedient?

[n] a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
[adj] serving to promote your interest; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient"
[adj] appropriate to a purpose; practical; "in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty"

Expedient In Webster's Dictionary

\Ex*pe"di*ent\a. [L. expediens, -entis, p. pr. of
expedire to be expedient, release, extricate: cf. F.
exp['e]dient. See {Expedite}.]
1. Hastening or forward; hence, tending to further or promote
   a proposed object; fit or proper under the circumstances;
   conducive to self-interest; desirable; advisable;
   advantageous; -- sometimes contradistinguished from right.

         It is expedient for you that I go away. --John xvi.
                                               7.

         Nothing but the right can ever be expedient, since
         that can never be true expediency which would
         sacrifice a greater good to a less.   --Whately.

2. Quick; expeditious. [Obs.]

         His marches are expedient to this town. --Shak.


\Ex*pe"di*ent\, n.
1. That which serves to promote or advance; suitable means to
   accomplish an end.

         What sure expedient than shall Juno find, To calm
         her fears and ease her boding mind?   --Philips.

2. Means devised in an exigency; shift.

Syn: Shift; contrivance; resource; substitute.

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