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expediential

/ɪkˌspiːdiˈɛnʃəl/

expediential adjective: governed by expediency; seeking advantage.

Adjective

expediential (comparative more expediential, superlative most expediential)

  1. Governed by expediency; seeking advantage.
    • an expediential policy
    • calculating, expediential understanding1826, Julius Hare, Guesses at Truth by Two Brothers

Forms of expediential

comparativemore expediential
superlativemost expediential

Questions about expediential

What does expediential mean?
Expediential means governed by expediency; seeking advantage.
What part of speech is expediential?
Expediential is an adjective.
How do you pronounce expediential?
Expediential is pronounced /ɪkˌspiːdiˈɛnʃəl/.

Words near expediential in the dictionary

  1. expedience
  2. expediences
  3. expediencies
  4. expediency
  5. expedient
  6. expediential
  7. expedientially
  8. expedientist
  9. expedientists
  10. expediently
  11. expedients

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