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Webster 1913 Edition

Inexpedient

Inˊex-pe′di-ent

,
Adj.
Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to the end desired; inadvisable; unfit; improper; unsuitable to time and place;
as, what is expedient at one time may be
inexpedient
at another
.
Syn. – Unwise; impolitic; imprudent; indiscreet; unprofitable; inadvisable; disadvantageous.

Webster 1828 Edition

Inexpedient

INEXPE'DIENT

,
Adj.
[in and expedient.] Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to a good end; unfit; improper; unsuitable to time and place. Whatever tends to retard or defeat success in a good cause is inexpedient. What is expedient at one time, may be inexpedient at another.

Definition 2024

inexpedient

inexpedient

English

Adjective

inexpedient

  1. Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to the end desired; inadvisable; unfit; improper; unsuitable to time and place; as, what is expedient at one time may be inexpedient at another.

Translations

References

  • inexpedient in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • inexpedient in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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