expediential

[ ik-spee-dee-en-shuh l ]
/ ɪkˌspi diˈɛn ʃəl /

adjective

pertaining to or regulated by expediency.

Origin of expediential

First recorded in 1840–50; expedient + -ial

OTHER WORDS FROM expediential

ex·pe·di·en·tial·ly, adverb non·ex·pe·di·en·tial, adjective

Words nearby expediential

expectorate, expectoration, expediate, expediency, expedient, expediential, expeditate, expedite, expediter, expedition, expeditionary

British Dictionary definitions for expediential

expediential
/ (ɪkˌspiːdɪˈɛnʃəl) /

adjective

denoting, based on, or involving expediency

Derived forms of expediential

expedientially, adverb