·adj Quick; expeditious.
II. Expedient ·noun Means devised in an exigency; shift.
III. Expedient ·noun That which serves to promote or advance; suitable means to accomplish an End.
IV. Expedient ·adj Hastening or forward; hence, tending to further or promote a proposed object; fit or proper under the circumstances; conducive to self-interest; desirable; advisable; advantageous;
— sometimes contradistinguished from right.