expedient - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'expedient' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Expedient

[ a.]

- Hastening or forward; hence, tending to further or promote a proposed object; fit or proper under the circumstances; conducive to self-interest; desirable; advisable; advantageous; -- sometimes contradistinguished from right.
- Quick; expeditious.

2 . Expedient

[ n.]

- That which serves to promote or advance; suitable means to accomplish an end.
- Means devised in an exigency; shift.

Meaning of 'expedient' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . expedient

[ a]

Meaning (1):
- serving to promote your interest

Example in sentence:

was merciful only when mercy was expedient

2 . expedient

[ s]

Meaning (2):
- appropriate to a purpose; practical

Example in sentence:

in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty

Nearby Words:

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