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Synonyms
ex·pe·di·ent (ĭk-spḗdē-ənt)

[Middle English, from Latin expediēns, expedient- present participle of expedīre, to make ready; see expedite.]

adjective 

  1. Appropriate to a purpose.
    1. Serving to promote one's interest: was merciful only when mercy was expedient.
    2. Based on or marked by a concern for self-interest rather than principle; self-interested.
  3. Obsolete Speedy; expeditious.

noun 

  1. Something that is a means to an end.
  2. Something contrived or used to meet an urgent need. See synonyms at makeshift

derivatives

ex·pédi·ent·ly
adverb