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expedient

n. தகுமுறை, வழிதுறை, கருவி, (பெ.) தக்க, சூழ்நிலைக்கிசைந்த, உகந்த, விரும்பத்தகுந்த, நலமளிக்கிற.


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Ex*pe"di*ent a. Etym: [L. expediens, -entis, p. pr. of expedire to be expedient, release, extricate: cf. F. expédient. See Expedite.] 1. 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. It is expedient for you that I go away. John xvi. 7. Nothing but the right can ever be expedient, since that can never be true expediency which would sacrifice a greater good to a less. Whately. 2. Quick; expeditious. [Obs.] His marches are expedient to this town. Shak. Ex*pe"di*ent, n. 1. That which serves to promote or advance; suitable means to accomplish an end. What sure expedient than shall Juno find, To calm her fears and ease her boding mind Philips. 2. Means devised in an exigency; shift. Syn. -- Shift; contrivance; resource; substitute.


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