expedient

expedient is a 9-letter English word with 7 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Hastening or forward; hence, tending to further or promote a proposed object; fit or proper under the circumstances; conducive to self-interest; desirable; advisable; advantageous; -- sometimes contradistinguished from right. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 21 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Hastening or forward; hence, tending to further or promote a proposed object; fit or proper under the circumstances; conducive to self-interest; desirable; advisable; advantageous; -- sometimes contradistinguished from right.
2. adjective. Quick; expeditious.
3. noun. That which serves to promote or advance; suitable means to accomplish an end.
4. noun. Means devised in an exigency; shift.
5. noun. a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
6. adjective. serving to promote your interest

   "was merciful only when mercy was expedient"

7. adjective. appropriate to a purpose; practical

   "in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty"

Common word forms

expedients, expediently

Words from these letters

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