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(1):

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

(2):

(n.) Means devised in an exigency; shift.

(3):

(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.

(4):

(a.) Quick; expeditious.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Expedient'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/expedient.html. 1828.
 
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