expediential

[ ik-spee-dee-en-shuhl ]

adjective
  1. pertaining to or regulated by expediency.

Origin of expediential

1
First recorded in 1840–50; expedient + -ial

Other words from expediential

  • ex·pe·di·en·tial·ly, adverb
  • non·ex·pe·di·en·tial, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for expediential

expediential

/ (ɪkˌspiːdɪˈɛnʃəl) /


adjective
  1. denoting, based on, or involving expediency

Derived forms of expediential

  • expedientially, adverb

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