INEXPEDIENTLY

inexpediently

(adverb) in an inexpedient manner

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

inexpediently (comparative more inexpediently, superlative most inexpediently)

In a way that is not expedient.

Source: Wiktionary


In`ex*pe"di*ent*ly, adv.

Definition: Not

INEXPEDIENT

In`ex*pe"di*ent, a.

Definition: Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to the end desired; inadvisable; unfit; improper; unsuitable to time and place; as, what is expedient at one time may be inexpedient at another. If it was not unlawful, yet it was highly inexpedient to use those ceremonies. Bp. Burnet.

Syn.

– Unwise; impolitic; imprudent; indiscreet; unprofitable; inadvisable; disadvantageous.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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