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expedient
What does expedient mean?
expedient (adjective): serving to promote your interest.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use expedient in a sentence?
- Was merciful only when mercy was expedient. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce expedient?
/ɪkˈspidiənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does expedient come from?
From Middle English expedient, from Old French expedient.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “expedient” mean?
serving to promote your interest
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counterfeit or fake; not genuine
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of or in or relating to the nose
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with a rough texture; not smooth
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