inexpedient
Example Sentences
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Just as it was wrong and inexpedient for medieval France to demonise the Protestants, so too it would be wrong for today's politicians to demonise Islam or its followers.
From Economist ● May 9, 2017
Last week he sat on a commission the majority of which believed it "inexpedient" to change the Church's name.
From Time Magazine Archive
But he added diplomatically that it would be "inexpedient" for them ever to meet again.
From Time Magazine Archive
The suggestion I am about to make," wrote Mr. Boyd, "may at first glance seem inexpedient, but I believe it has real merit and I urge you to give it very serious consideration.
From Time Magazine Archive
If the attack occurs in mid-winter and the seashore be inaccessible or inexpedient, the child should be restricted to a well-ventilated nursery or suite of rooms, the temperature of which should be kept uniform.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
