Dictionary Entry
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
- 1adjective
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.
- 2adjective
Quick; expeditious.
- 3noun
That which serves to promote or advance; suitable means to accomplish an end.
- 4noun
Means devised in an exigency; shift.
- 5noun
a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
- 6adjective
serving to promote your interest
"was merciful only when mercy was expedient"
- 7adjective
appropriate to a purpose; practical
"in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty"
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