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Definition of inexpedient adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

inexpedient

adjective

/ˌɪnɪkˈspiːdiənt/

/ˌɪnɪkˈspiːdiənt/

[not usually before noun] (formal)

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(of an action) not practical or suitable; that might have a bad effect
- it is inexpedient to do something It would be inexpedient to raise taxes further.
opposite expedient

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