âFN SCAR rifles have a proud tradition of usage by US Special Forces,â reads the new product page. âThe 5.56x45mm caliber FN SCAR-SC builds on this heritage with an extremely compact design thatâs ideal for homeland security operations.â
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word expedient. Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: expedient(adj) a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one. expedient(adj) serving to promote your interest. was merciful only when mercy was expedient.
1520s, from French biais slant, slope, oblique, also figuratively, expedient, means (13c., originally in Old French a past participle adjective, sideways, askance, against the grain), of unknown origin, probably from Old ProvenÃ§al biais, with cognates in Old Catalan and Sardinian; possibly from Vulgar Latin *(e)bigassius, from Greek epikarsios athwart, crosswise, at an angle, from epi-upon + karsios oblique, from PIE *krs-yo-, from root *(s)ker-to cut.