expedient
Suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intendedSuitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended.
» Too many expedients may spoil a business.
Meaning
4 sensesSuitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended.
Most people, faced with a decision, will choose the most expedient option.
angebracht, opportun, hilfreich
целесообра́зныйcelesoobráznyj
доці́льнийdocílʹnyj
Affording short-term benefit, often at the expense of the long-term.
opportun, naheliegend, bequem
Governed by self-interest, often short-term self-interest.
eigennützig
(obsolete)Expeditious, quick, rapid.
vorteilhaft, nützlich, günstig
просто́йprostój, удо́бныйudóbnyj
- serving to promote your interest
- appropriate to a purpose; practical
Examples
3 sentencesToo many expedients may spoil a business.
Never lie if the truth is more expedient.
The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedients, and by parts.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English expedient, from Old French expedient, from Latin expediens (stem expedFrom Middle English expedient, from Old French expedient, from Latin expediens (stem expedient-), present participle of expedire (“to bring forward, to dispatch, to expedite; impers. to be profitable, serviceable, advantageous, expedient”), from ex (“out”) + pēs (“foot, hoof”).
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Forms
more expedient, most expedient| Comparative | more expedient Lesson |
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| Superlative | most expedient Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
7 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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