inexpedient
/ɪnɪkˈspiːdi.ənt/
inexpedient adjective: not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to the end desired; unsuitable to time and place.
Adjective
inexpedient (comparative more inexpedient, superlative most inexpedient)
- Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to the end desired; unsuitable to time and place
- 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.1856, Albert Mackey, chapter XXII, in The Principles of Masonic Law
inexpedient meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
inexpedient in Tamil
- உகந்ததல்லாத, பொருத்தமற்ற, சூழ்தக வானதன்று, புத்திசாலித்தனமற்ற
inexpedient in Urdu
- بےجا, بےمحل, بےموقع, نامعقول, نامناسب
inexpedient in Bengali
- অসুবিধাজনক, অনুপযুক্ত, অহিতকর
inexpedient in Malayalam
- unwise, unadvisable, injudicious
- അപ്രായോഗികമായ, ഉപദേശയോഗ്യമല്ലാത്ത, അയുക്തമായ, ഉചിതമല്ലാത്ത, അനുയോജ്യമല്ലാത്ത, യുക്തമല്ലത്ത
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- inexpedient in Kannada
- ಸಮಯೋಚಿತವಲ್ಲದ, ಸಂದರ್ಭೋಚಿತವಲ್ಲದ, ಸಮಯಕ್ಕೆ ಸಲ್ಲದ, ಅನುಪಯುಕ್ತ
Forms of inexpedient
| comparative | more inexpedient |
|---|---|
| superlative | most inexpedient |
Origin of inexpedient
From in- + expedient.
Words formed from inexpedient
Questions about inexpedient
- What does inexpedient mean?
- Inexpedient means not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to the end desired; unsuitable to time and place.
- What is inexpedient in Tamil?
- Inexpedient in Tamil is உகந்ததல்லாத, பொருத்தமற்ற, சூழ்தக வானதன்று. See Inexpedient meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is inexpedient?
- Inexpedient is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce inexpedient?
- Inexpedient is pronounced /ɪnɪkˈspiːdi.ənt/ (UK).
Words near inexpedient in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: inexpedient (page history and authors); inexpedient (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inexpedient (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Inexpedient (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inexpedient (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); inexpedient (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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