expediential

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/ɪkˌspiːdiˈɛnʃəl/

adjective

Governed by expediency; seeking advantage.

“an expediential policy”

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Meanings

adjectiveexpediential (comparative more expediential, superlative most expediential)

comparative more expediential · superlative most expediential

  1. Governed by expediency; seeking advantage.

    an expediential policy

    1 more example

    calculating, expediential understanding

    1826, Julius Hare, Guesses at Truth by Two Brothers
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APA

expediential. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expediential

MLA

“expediential.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expediential. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “expediential,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expediential.

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