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inexpedience noun[ U ] formaluk /ˌɪn.ɪkˈspiː.di.əns/ us /ˌɪn.ɪkˈspiː.di.əns/ the fact of not being helpful or useful in a particular situation: We are all in agreement about the inexpedience of continuing with the existing system. My father warned me of the inexpedience of pruning roses during the winter. He believed in the traditional ways of doing things and could not be convinced of their inexpedience. The minister was concerned about the political inexpedience of sending in troops to arrest the demonstrators. The inexpedience of economic inflation is undeniable. 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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