Inexpedient
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪnɪkˈspiːdi.ənt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Inexpedient is an adjective meaning Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to the end desired; unsuitable to time and place.
Meaning
Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to the end desired; unsuitable to time and place.
Example Sentences
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.
Synonyms for inexpedient
Depending on context, synonyms include unwise, impolitic, inadvisable.
Antonyms for inexpedient
Common opposites include expedient.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include inadvisable, impolitic, unwise, inappropriate, improper, inopportune.
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