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expedient
English
Etymology
From Middle English expedient, from Old French expedient, from Latin expediens (stem expedient-), present participle of expedire (“to bring forward, to dispatch, to expedite; impers. to be profitable, serviceable, advantageous, expedient”), from ex (“out”) + p?s (“foot, hoof”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?spi?di.?nt/
Adjective
expedient (comparative more expedient, superlative most expedient)
- Suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended.
- a. 1863, Richard Whately, Thoughts and Apophthegms
- Nothing but the right can ever be the expedient, since that can never be true expediency which would sacrifice a greater good to a less.
- a. 1863, Richard Whately, Thoughts and Apophthegms
- Affording short-term benefit, often at the expense of the long-term.
- Governed by self-interest, often short-term self-interest.
- (obsolete) Expeditious, quick, rapid.
- a 1623, Shakespeare, King John, Act II, scene i, lines 57–61:
- the adverse winds / Whose leisure I have stay'd, have given him time / To land his legions all as soon as I; / His marches are expedient to this town / His forces strong, his soldiers confident.
- a 1623, Shakespeare, King John, Act II, scene i, lines 57–61:
Synonyms
- advisable, desirable, judicious, politic, prudent, tactical, wise
Related terms
Translations
Noun
expedient (plural expedients)
- A method or means for achieving a particular result, especially when direct or efficient; a resource.
- 1906, O. Henry, The Green Door:
- He would never let her know that he was aware of the strange expedient to which she had been driven by her great distress.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, page 709:
- Depressingly, [...] the expedient of importing African slaves was in part meant to protect the native American population from exploitation.
- 1906, O. Henry, The Green Door:
Translations
Further reading
- expedient in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- expedient in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- expedient at OneLook Dictionary Search
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “expedient”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin expedi?ns.
Adjective
expedient (masculine and feminine plural expedients)
- expedient, convenient
Noun
expedient m (plural expedients)
- file, record, dossier
Derived terms
- expedientar
Further reading
- “expedient” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Latin
Verb
expedient
- third-person plural future active indicative of expedi?
Romanian
Etymology
From French expédient.
Noun
expedient n (plural expediente)
- expedient
Declension
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qualified
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?kw?l.?.fa?d/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?kw?l.?.fa?d/
- Hyphenation: qual?i?fied
Adjective
qualified (comparative more qualified, superlative most qualified)
- Meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position.
- Restricted or limited by conditions.
- Assuming that I have all the information, my qualified opinion is that your plan will work.
Antonyms
- non-qualified
- unqualified
Derived terms
- well-qualified
Translations
Verb
qualified
- simple past tense and past participle of qualify
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