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expedient

1 expedient /ɪkˈspiːdijənt/ adjective
1 expedient
/ɪkˈspiːdijənt/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of EXPEDIENT
[more expedient; most expedient] often disapproving
: providing an easy and quick way to solve a problem or do something

— expediently

adverb

— expedience

/ɪkˈspiːdijəns/ or expediency /ɪkˈspiːdijənsi/ noun [noncount]
2 expedient /ɪkˈspiːdijənt/ noun
plural expedients
2 expedient
/ɪkˈspiːdijənt/
noun
plural expedients
Britannica Dictionary definition of EXPEDIENT
[count]
: an easy and quick way to solve a problem or do something : an expedient solution