inexpedient

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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

Explained Kreisler: "I found it inexpedient and tactless to repeat my name endlessly in the programs."

From Time Magazine Archive

But he added diplomatically that it would be "inexpedient" for them ever to meet again.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week he sat on a commission the majority of which believed it "inexpedient" to change the Church's name.

From Time Magazine Archive

Although advancing years have now made it inexpedient for him to live in solitude, the little cottage still remains ready for occupancy at any moment.

From The Lure of the Camera by Olcott, Charles S.