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inexpediency noun[ U ] formaluk /ˌɪn.ɪkˈspiː.di.ən.si/ us /ˌɪn.ɪkˈspiː.di.ən.si/ the fact of not being helpful or useful in a particular situation: We agreed about the inexpediency of following the standard procedure on this occasion. Eventually, the policy was abandoned on the grounds of political inexpediency. I was concerned about the inexpediency of allowing a small number of individuals to control so much land. He argued that the law itself was fair, despite the inexpediency of applying it in this case. They wanted to minimize inexpediency in the way the business operated. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Useless and futile adrift aimless aimlessly aimlessness airy-fairy fruitless fruitlessly fruitlessness futile futilely negation no goodidiom non-viable nugatory ornamental unrealistic unrealistically unseriousness until you are blue in the faceidiom unviability
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