All 3 Uses of
expedient
in
Don Quixote
- Follow then the footsteps of the valiant enchanted knight, for it is expedient that thou shouldst go to the destination assigned to both of you; and as it is not permitted to me to say more, God be with thee; for I return to that place I wot of;" and as he brought the prophecy to a close he raised his voice to a high pitch, and then lowered it to such a soft tone, that even those who knew it was all a joke were almost inclined to take what they heard seriously.†
Chpt 1.45-46
- ...most of the expedients which are proposed to his Majesty are either impossible, or absurd, or injurious to the King and to the kingdom.
Chpt 2.1-2 *expedients = actions thought to be speedy or practical
- Don Antonio then said that if the renegade did not prove successful, the expedient of the great Don Quixote's expedition to Barbary should be adopted.†
Chpt 2.63-64
Definition:
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(expedient) a practical action -- especially one that accepts negative tradeoffs due to circumstances
or:
convenient, speedy, or practical