inexpedient
adjective/ˌɪnɪkˈspiːdiənt/
/ˌɪnɪkˈspiːdiənt/
[not usually before noun] (formal)- (of an action) not practical or suitable; that might have a bad effect
- it is inexpedient to do something It would be inexpedient to raise taxes further.
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