inexpedience, inexpediency
(noun) the quality of being unsuited to the end in view
Source: WordNet® 3.1
inexpedience (usually uncountable, plural inexpediences)
The quality or state of being inexpedient; unsuitableness or impropriety.
Source: Wiktionary
In`ex*pe"di*ence, In`ex*pe"di*en*cy, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being inexpedient; want of fitness; unsuitableness to the end or object; impropriety; as, the inexpedience of some measures. It is not the rigor but the inexpediency of laws and acts of authority which makes them tyrannical. Paley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 June 2025
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
