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Timesaving :: Timesaving (a.) Saving time; as, a timesaving expedient..

Expediently :: Expediently (adv.) In an expedient manner; fitly; suitably; conveniently.

Expediently :: Expediently (adv.) With expedition; quickly.

Advisable-ness :: Advisable-ness (n.) The quality of being advisable or expedient; expediency; advisability.

Shift :: Shift (v. t.) To put off or out of the way by some expedient.

Best :: Best (superl.) Most intimately; most thoroughly or correctly; as, what is expedient is best known to himself..

Inconvenient :: Inconvenient (a.) Not becoming or suitable; unfit; inexpedient.

Inexpediently :: Inexpediently (adv.) Not expediently; unfitly.

Expedient :: Expedient (a.) 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..

Unadvisable :: Unadvisable (a.) Not advisable; inadvisable; inexpedient.

Expediment :: Expediment (n.) An expedient.

Makeshift :: Makeshift (n.) That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient.

Happy :: Happy (superl.) Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; a happy venture; a happy omen..

Shiff :: Shiff (v. i.) To resort to expedients for accomplishing a purpose; to contrive; to manage.

Advisable :: Advisable (a.) Proper to be advised or to be done; expedient; prudent.

Expedient :: Expedient (n.) That which serves to promote or advance; suitable means to accomplish an end.

Inexpedient :: Inexpedient (a.) Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to the end desired; inadvisable; unfit; improper; unsuitable to time and place; as, what is expedient at one time may be inexpedient at another..

Impolitic :: Impolitic (a.) Not politic; contrary to, or wanting in, policy; unwise; imprudent; indiscreet; inexpedient; as, an impolitic ruler, law, or measure..

Scruple :: Scruple (n.) Hesitation as to action from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; unwillingness, doubt, or hesitation proceeding from motives of conscience..

Ineffectual :: Ineffectual (a.) Not producing the proper effect; without effect; inefficient; weak; useless; futile; unavailing; as, an ineffectual attempt; an ineffectual expedient..

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