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• expedient — expediently, adv. /ik spee dee euhnt/, adj. 1. tending to promote some proposed or desired object; fit or suitable for the purpose; proper under the circumstances: It is expedient that you go. 2. conducive to advantage or interest, as opposed to… …   Universalium

• expedient — /əkˈspidiənt / (say uhk speedeeuhnt), /ɛk / (say ek ) adjective 1. tending to promote some proposed or desired object; fit or suitable for the purpose; proper in the circumstances: it is expedient that you go. 2. conducive to advantage or… …  

• expedient — ex•pe•di•ent [[t]ɪkˈspi di ənt[/t]] adj. 1) fit or suitable for the purpose; proper; advisable: It is expedient that you go[/ex] 2) conducive to advantage; governed by self interest; advantageous 3) a handy means to an end • Etymology: 1350–1400; …   From formal English to slang

• expedient — adj Expedient, politic, advisable are comparable when they are used to imply a choice (as of course, action, or method) and to mean dictated by practical wisdom or by motives of prudence. Something is expedient from which definite and usually… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Expedient — Ex*pe di*enta. [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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• expedient — [ɪkˈspiːdiənt] adj an expedient action produces the result that you want in a particular situation, especially when this is not the best or most honest thing to do …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• expedient — ex|pe|di|ent1 [ıkˈspi:diənt] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin, present participle of expedire; EXPEDITE] helping you to deal with a problem quickly and effectively although sometimes in a way that is not morally right ≠ inexpedient ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• expedient — 1 noun (C) a clever and effective way of dealing with a problem, even though it may be morally wrong: by the expedient of: Moore escaped by the simple expedient of lying down in a clump of grass. 2 adjective helping you to deal with a problem… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• expedient demise —    an unlawful killing by a government agency    A demise is literally a failing or ending, whence a death. The pretence is that a death so described was natural but timely:     You had to give orders for the expedient demise of two men.… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

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• List of commonly misused English words — This is a list of English words which are commonly misused. It is meant to include only words whose misuse is deprecated by most usage writers, editors, and other professional linguists of Standard English. It is possible that some of the… …   Wikipedia