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inexpedient

[ in-ik-spee-dee-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. not expedient; not suitable, judicious, or advisable.


inexpedient

/ ˌɪɪˈ辱ːɪəԳ /

adjective

  1. not suitable, advisable, or judicious
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԱˈ徱Գ, noun
  • ˌԱˈ徱Գٱ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • e·d·Գ e·d·· noun
  • e·d·Գ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of inexpedient1

First recorded in 1600–10; in- 3 + expedient
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In this adaptation, she explained, the “repetition of the walking figure is disrupted by the apparent attempt of the performer to use unusual, inexpedient maneuvers to negotiate a bulky piece of furniture.”

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“Under such a situation, the continuation of contracts for Gazprom is economically inexpedient and unprofitable.”

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In fact, the House Criminal Justice Committee, which held hearings on the bill, deemed it inexpedient to legislate, to give the study commission time to finish its work.

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The bishops also told the pope of their total opposition to Mr Maduro’s “unnecessary, inexpedient…and dangerous plan” to convene an unelected constituent assembly next month.

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Just as it was wrong and inexpedient for medieval France to demonise the Protestants, so too it would be wrong for today's politicians to demonise Islam or its followers.

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