Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-EX-PE'DI-ENT
IN-EX-PE'DI-ENCE, or IN-EX-PE'DI-EN-CYIN-EX-PE'DI-ENT-LY
IN-EX-PE'DI-ENT, a. [in and expedient.]
Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to a good end; unfit; improper; unsuitable to time and place. Whatever tends to retard or defeat success in a good cause is inexpedient. What is expedient at one time, may be inexpedient at another.
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