All 4 Uses of
expedient
in
Bleak House
- "In reference," proceeds the Chancellor with extra distinctness, "to the young girl and boy, the two young people"—Mr. Tangle crushed— "whom I directed to be in attendance to-day and who are now in my private room, I will see them and satisfy myself as to the expediency of making the order for their residing with their uncle."†
Chpt 1-3
- The notes revived in Richard and Ada a general impression that they both had, without quite knowing how they came by it, that their cousin Jarndyce could never bear acknowledgments for any kindness he performed and that sooner than receive any he would resort to the most singular expedients and evasions or would even run away.†
Chpt 4-6
- In consequence of Mrs. Snagsby looking deeply edified, Mr. Snagsby thinks it expedient on the whole to say amen, which is well received.
Chpt 19-21 *expedient = speedy or practical; or an action that is speedy or practical
- Mr. Smallweed, hearing that this authority is an old soldier, so strongly inculcates the expediency of the trooper's taking counsel with him, and particularly informing him of its being a question of five guineas or more, that Mr. George engages to go and see him.†
Chpt 25-27
Definition:
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(expedient) a practical action -- especially one that accepts negative tradeoffs due to circumstances
or:
convenient, speedy, or practical