expedient
Cross references:
1. resource
1. ex.pe.di.ent \ik-'spe-d-e--*nt\ aj [ME, fr. MF or L; MF, fr. L
expedient-, expediens prp. of expedi]re to extricate, arrange, be
advantageous, fr. ex- + ped-, pes foot 1: suitable for achieving a
particular end 2: characterized by concern with what is opportune; specif
: gover ned by self-interest immediately advantageous without regard for
ethics or concern with consistent principles; POLITIC stresses
judiciousness and tactical value but usu. implies a lack of candor or
sincerity in some degree; ADVISABLE applies to what is practical, prudent,
or advantageous but lacks the derogatory implication of EXPEDIENT and
POLITIC - ex.pe.di.ent.ly av SYN syn POLITIC, ADVISABLE: EXPEDIENT usu.
implies what is
2. expedient n 1: something expedient 2: a means devised or used in an
exigency : MAKESHIFT