All 9 Uses of
expedient
in
David Copperfield
- I felt it rather hard, I must own, to be made, without deserving it, the subject of jokes between the coachman and guard as to the coach drawing heavy behind, on account of my sitting there, and as to the greater expediency of my travelling by waggon.†
Chpt 4-6
- But I could not help observing that he seemed to think he had hit upon a wonderful expedient for expressing himself in a neat, agreeable, and pointed manner, without the inconvenience of inventing conversation.†
Chpt 10-12
- 'Since then, I have consulted other branches of my family on the course which it is most expedient for Mr. Micawber to take — for I maintain that he must take some course, Master Copperfield,' said Mrs. Micawber, argumentatively.†
Chpt 16-18
- he seemed relieved by this expedient of the partnership, though at the same time he seemed hurt by it and ashamed of it.
Chpt 25-27 *expedient = a practical action
- 'SIR — for I dare not say my dear Copperfield, 'It is expedient that I should inform you that the undersigned is Crushed.†
Chpt 28-30
- We judged it expedient, now, to tell her all we knew; which I recounted at length.†
Chpt 46-48
- ' "First," ' said Mr. Micawber, ' "When Mr. W.'s faculties and memory for business became, through causes into which it is not necessary or expedient for me to enter, weakened and confused, — HEEP — designedly perplexed and complicated the whole of the official transactions.†
Chpt 52-54
- …the W. family, — as I, Wilkins Micawber, the undersigned, assume — unless the filial affection of his daughter could be secretly influenced from allowing any investigation of the partnership affairs to be ever made, the said — HEEP — deemed it expedient to have a bond ready by him, as from Mr. W., for the before-mentioned sum of twelve six fourteen, two and nine, with interest, stated therein to have been advanced by — HEEP — to Mr. W. to save Mr. W. from dishonour; though really the…†
Chpt 52-54
- I further proposed to interest Mr. Micawber in Mr. Peggotty, by confiding so much of Mr. Peggotty's story to him as I might feel justified in relating, or might think expedient; and to endeavour to bring each of them to bear upon the other, for the common advantage.†
Chpt 52-54
Definition:
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(expedient) a practical action -- especially one that accepts negative tradeoffs due to circumstances
or:
convenient, speedy, or practical