adj.

Not expedient; inadvisable: an inexpedient tactic.

inexpedience in'ex·pe'di·ence or in'ex·pe'di·en·cy n.
inexpediently in'ex·pe'di·ent·ly adv.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

adj.

Not calculated to advance one's interests.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: not suitable or advisable
  Antonym: expedient (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: not appropriate to the purpose
  Synonym: unwise

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uhensigtsmæssig, ikke tilrådelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
ongeschikt, ongunstig

Français (French)
adj. - inopportun, malavisé

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ungeeignet, unklug

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αλυσιτελής, απρόσφορος

Italiano (Italian)
inopportuno

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - inconveniente

Русский (Russian)
неуместный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - inoportuno, inconveniente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - olämplig, otjänlig, ofördelaktig, oklok

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
不便的, 失策的, 不适当的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不便的, 失策的, 不適當的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 불편한, 부적당한, 득책이 아닌

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不適当な, 不得策な, 不便な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير ملائم أو مستحسن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא כדאי, לא מועיל‬

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