inexpedient

English

Etymology

From in- +‎ expedient.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪnɪkˈspiːdi.ənt/

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Adjective

inexpedient (comparative more inexpedient, superlative most inexpedient)

1. Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to the end desired; unsuitable to time and place
   • 1856, Albert Mackey, chapter XXII, in The Principles of Masonic Law:

     But the reputation of the Order must not be permitted to be endangered, and a case might occur, in which it would be inexpedient to extend this courtesy, and where the lodge would feel compelled to proceed to the trial and punishment of the offender, without appealing to his lodge.

Derived terms

• inexpediently

Translations

not tending to promote a purpose

Bulgarian: неподходящ (bg) (nepodhodjašt), нецелесъобразен (bg) (necelesǎobrazen) Danish: uhensigtsmæssig Dutch: ondoelmatig (nl), ongeschikt (nl), onverstandig (nl) Finnish: epätarkoituksenmukainen (fi) Hungarian: célszerűtlen (hu), alkalmatlan (hu) Italian: infruttuoso (it), inefficiente (it) Polish: niecelowy Russian: нецелесообра́зный (ru) (necelesoobráznyj) Swedish: oändamålsenlig (sv) Ukrainian: недоці́льний (nedocílʹnyj)

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “inexpedient”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “inexpedient”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.