expediently

  • 81expedient — ► ADJECTIVE 1) advantageous. 2) advisable on practical rather than moral grounds. ► NOUN ▪ a means of attaining an end. DERIVATIVES expedience noun expediency noun expediently adverb …

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  • 82expedient — [ek spē′dē ənt, ikspē′dē ənt] adj. [ME < OFr < L expediens, prp. of expedire: see EXPEDITE] 1. useful for effecting a desired result; suited to the circumstances or the occasion; advantageous; convenient 2. based on or offering what is of… …

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  • 83expedient — adj. & n. adj. 1 advantageous; advisable on practical rather than moral grounds. 2 suitable, appropriate. n. a means of attaining an end; a resource. Derivatives: expedience n. expediency n. expediently adv. Etymology: ME f. L expedire: see… …

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  • 84inexpediently — adverb in an inexpedient manner • Ant: ↑expediently • Derived from adjective: ↑inexpedient * * * adverb see inexpedient * * * inexpeˈdiently adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑ …

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  • 85advisably — əblē, li adverb : in an advisable manner : expediently, prudently …

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  • 86me-too — I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: from the phrase me too : marked by similarity to or acceptance of something (as a political policy) that has proved successful or persuasive when promoted by an opponent or rival conducted a me too campaign me… …

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  • 87quasi-expedient — adj.; quasi expediently, adv …

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  • 88me´-too´er — me too «MEE TOO», adjective, verb, tooed, too|ing. Informal. –adj. (in politics) characterized by metooism; adopting the successful ideas of an opponent expediently: »a me too platform, candidate, or policy. –v.t., v.i. to say “me too” about, in… …

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