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1. (adj.) expedient
fit or suitable for the purpose; proper; advisable:
It is expedient that you go.
2. expedient
conducive to advantage; governed by self-interest; advantageous.
3. (n.) expedient
a handy means to an end.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L expedient-, s. of expediēns, prp. of expedīre. See expedite , -ent)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) expedient
a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
2. (adj) expedient
serving to promote your interest
"was merciful only when mercy was expedient"
3. (adj) expedient
appropriate to a purpose; practical
"in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) expedient
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
2. (adj) expedient
quick; expeditious
3. (noun) expedient
that which serves to promote or advance; suitable means to accomplish an end
4. (noun) expedient
means devised in an exigency; shift
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Sense: convenient or advisable
It is not expedient to pay him what he has asked.
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 Afrikaans: raadsaam |
 Arabic: مُلائِم، مُناسِب |
 Bulgarian: изгодно |
 Brazilian: conveniente |
 Czech: výhodný |
 German: ratsam |
 Danish: hensigtsmæssig; smart |
 Greek: πρόσφορος, σκόπιμος |
 Spanish: conveniente |
 Estonian: otstarbekas |
 Farsi: صلاح؛ مصلحت آمیز |
 Finnish: tarkoituksenmukainen |
 French: opportun |
 Hebrew: מוֹעִיל |
 Hindi: योग्य |
 Croatian: koristan, svrsihodan |
 Hungarian: ajánlatos |
 Indonesian: bijaksana |
 Icelandic: hentugur; ráðlegur |
 Italian: conveniente, opportuno |
 Japanese: 適切な |
 Korean: 편리한 |
 Lithuanian: tikslingas, protingas |
 Latvian: lietderīgs; ieteicams; no |
 Malay: wajar |
 Dutch: doelmatig |
 Norwegian: hensiktsmessig, formålstj |
 Polish: stosowny, celowy |
 Persian: صلاح؛ مصلحت آمیز |
 Pashto: وړ، مناسب، په ځاى،اغيزناك |
 Portuguese: conveniente |
 Romanian: indicat |
 Russian: целесообразный |
 Slovak: vhodný |
 Slovenian: primerno |
 Serbian: umestan |
 Swedish: ändamålsenlig, lämplig |
 Thai: สะดวก |
 Turkish: işine gelen |
 Taiwanese: 適當的, 明智的 |
 Ukrainian: доцільний, доречний |
 Urdu: سہل اور مناسب |
 Vietnamese: có lợi |
 Chinese: 适当的，有利的 |
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