expedient

«expedient» in Mova's school dictionary: Useful and suitable for getting a result quickly, even if… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (plural expedients); adjective

meaning for a pupil

1) (adjective) Useful and suitable for getting a result quickly, even if it is not the best or fairest way. tree →

2) (noun) A quick, clever way of solving a problem, often a makeshift trick. tree →

sense in the lessons

in the lessons, a trick a hero uses to get out of trouble; the tale says it worked, though it may not be the honest way

examples

• Using the rope was an expedient way to climb down. tree →
• Her expedient got her out of the trap. tree →
• He found a clever expedient to win the race. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «expedient» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.