About The Word Inexpedient

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Inexpedient

Inexpedient Meaning & Definition
Inexpedient Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Inexpedient?

[adj] not suitable or advisable; "an inexpedient tactic"
[adj] not appropriate to the purpose

Synonyms | Synonyms for Inexpedient: inadvisable | unwise

Related Terms | Find terms related to Inexpedient: bad | black | criminal | evil | futile | ill | ill-advised | ill-considered | ill-contrived | ill-devised | ill-gauged | ill-judged | ill-seasoned | ill-suited | ill-timed | impolitic | improper | imprudent | inaccurate | inadvisable | inappropriate | inapt | inauspicious | incongruous | inconsiderate | inconvenient | indiscreet | inept | infelicitous | inferior | injudicious | inopportune | insensate | intempestive | intrusive | invalid | irrational | irrelevant | late | mal a propos | malapropos | malevolent | mindless | misadvised | misguided | mistimed | myopic | off base | out of line | out of phase | out of place | out of time | peccant | premature | reasonless | reckless | senseless | shortsighted | sinful | sinister | thoughtless | too late | too soon | unadvised | unbefitting | unconsidered | undesirable | undiscerning | unfavorable | unfit | unfitting | unforeseeing | unfortunate | unhandy | unhappy | unhealthy | unkind | unlucky | unmeet | unpleasant | unprofitable | unpropitious | unready | unreasonable | unreflecting | unreflective | unripe | unseasonable | unseeing | unseemly | unsensible | unskillful | unsound | unsuitable | unthinking | unthoughtful | untimely | untoward | unwise | vicious | wicked | witless | wrong

See Also | disadvantageous | harmful | impolitic

Inexpedient In Webster's Dictionary

\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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