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inexpedient

/ɪnɪkˈspiːdi.ənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
in-ex-pe-di-ent
IPA
/ɪnɪkˈspiːdi.ənt/
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to the end desired; unsuitable to time and place

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English expedient English inexpedient From in- + expedient.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ɪnɪkˈspiːdi.ənt/

Inflected Forms

more inexpedient (comparative) most inexpedient (superlative)

Derived Forms

inexpediently

Synonyms

unwise

Questions

How do you pronounce inexpedient?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnɪkˈspiːdi.ənt/.
What does inexpedient mean?
Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to the end desired; unsuitable to time and place
Where does inexpedient come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English expedient English inexpedient From in- + expedient.

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