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.
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Not expedient; inadvisable: an inexpedient tactic.
inexpedience in'ex·pe'di·ence or in'ex·pe'di·en·cy n.
adj.
Not calculated to advance one's interests.
The adjective has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
not suitable or advisable
Antonym: expedient (meaning #1)
Meaning #2:
not appropriate to the purpose
Synonym: unwise
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
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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