INEXPE'DIENT, adjective [in and expedient.] Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to a good end; unfit; improper; unsuitable to time and place. Whatever tends to retard or defeat success in a good cause is inexpedient What is expedient at one time, may be inexpedient at another.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI