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Meanings of inexpedient in English

Not appropriate to the purpose.

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Examples for "unwise"
1
It may even have been unwise, but his point is well taken.
The Irish Times
2
The wise have rightly distinguished between these two; not so the unwise.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
3
Others reject such complaints and call the current policy unfair and unwise.
Reuters
4
It may be in the highest degree unwise; but never mind, go.'
The Hand of Ethelberta: A Comedy in Chapters
5
It was pointless to attempt pursuit and, he realised, quite possibly unwise.
Bedlam
Usage of inexpedient in English
1
But to do that with the Carillon was found to be inexpedient.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883
2
But it may be inexpedient that there shall be such a law.
North America — Volume 2
3
She felt that it might be inexpedient to continue the conversation.
The Golden Fleece: A Romance
4
There were circumstances which made such visits especially inexpedient at the present time.
A Siren
5
It was deemed inexpedient, however, to keep the seat of government at Montreal.
Lord Elgin
6
It is, as a rule, inexpedient to begin a book with the peroration.
Haydn
7
But a union of less than nine states was deemed inexpedient.
The Government Class Book / Designed for the Instruction of Yout...
8
But they did not talk, as conversation was not only difficult but inexpedient.
The Velvet Glove
9
If its frequent removal be inexpedient, what precaution should be used?
Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoh...
10
The exchange of farewells in this case would be inexpedient in the highest degree.
At Last: A Novel
11
As a general rule, Manufactures on public account, are inexpedient.
The 5000 year leap: a miracle that changed the world
12
In the second, it is inexpedient if it were practicable.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 341, March, 1844
13
To the Russian this seems at once inexpedient and immoral.
Russia
14
They think, in other words, that the policy is inexpedient.
The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays / 1909
15
I thought also that it would be utterly inexpedient, if it could be accomplished.
Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2
16
What we are doing now is both cruel and inexpedient.
The Awakening / (The Resurrection)
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