"inexpedient" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɪnɪkˈspiːdi.ənt/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-inexpedient.wav Forms: more inexpedient [comparative], most inexpedient [superlative]
Etymology: From in- + expedient. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|expedient}} in- + expedient Head templates: {{en-adj}} 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 Derived forms: inexpediently Translations (not tending to promote a purpose): неподходящ (nepodhodjašt) (Bulgarian), нецелесъобразен (necelesǎobrazen) (Bulgarian), uhensigtsmæssig (Danish), ondoelmatig (Dutch), ongeschikt (Dutch), onverstandig (Dutch), epätarkoituksenmukainen (Finnish), célszerűtlen (Hungarian), alkalmatlan (Hungarian), infruttuoso (Italian), inefficiente (Italian), niecelowy (Polish), нецелесообра́зный (necelesoobráznyj) (Russian), oändamålsenlig (Swedish), недоці́льний (nedocílʹnyj) (Ukrainian)

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