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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•pe•di•ent /ɪkˈspidiənt/USA pronunciation adj. - fit or suitable for the purpose;
proper;
useful;
worthwhile: Sometimes I find it expedient to lecture from notes. - leading to advantage;
done for self-interest;
advantageous:In an expedient move, the legislators voted themselves a pay raise.
n. [countable] - a handy means to an end.
ex•pe•di•ent•ly, adv. See -ped-1. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•pe•di•ent (ik spē′dē ənt),USA pronunciation adj. - tending to promote some proposed or desired object;
fit or suitable for the purpose;
proper under the circumstances:It is expedient that you go. - conducive to advantage or interest, as opposed to right.
- acting in accordance with expediency.
n. - a means to an end:The ladder was a useful expedient for getting to the second floor.
- a means devised or employed in an exigency;
resource;
shift:Use any expedients you think necessary to get over the obstacles in your way.
- Latin expedient- (stem of expediēns), present participle of expedīre. See expedite, -ent
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged advisable, appropriate, desirable; advantageous, profitable.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged device, contrivance, resort.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disadvantageous.
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