adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
inexpedītus
inexpedītus (feminine inexpedīta, neuter inexpedītum)
Classical[ɪ.nɛk.spɛˈdiː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[i.nek.speˈdiː.tus]
Meaning
- adjectiveNot free or unimpeded, impeded.
- adjectiveEntangled, confused.
- adjectiveNot ready or quick at anything, unavailable.
Si enim rusticus senior inexpeditus in rebus obeundis […]
For if the old rustic, not being quick in entering upon anything, […]c. 303 CE, Arnobius, Against the Pagans 7.43 - adjectiveNot easy or familiar, unfamiliar, difficult.
nam quia cuncta quae scripta sunt inexpeditissimum vobis est traducere invertere derivare eligitis quaedam vestrae convenientia voluntati […]
For because it is very difficult for you to transpose, reverse, and divert to other meanings all that has been said, you choose out some things which suit your purpose, […]c. 303 CE, Arnobius, Against the Pagans 5.36
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | inexpedītus | inexpedīta | inexpedītum |
| genitive | inexpedītī | inexpedītae | inexpedītī |
| dative | inexpedītō | inexpedītae | inexpedītō |
| accusative | inexpedītum | inexpedītam | inexpedītum |
| ablative | inexpedītō | inexpedītā | inexpedītō |
| vocative | inexpedīte | inexpedīta | inexpedītum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | inexpedītī | inexpedītae | inexpedīta |
| genitive | inexpedītōrum | inexpedītārum | inexpedītōrum |
| dative | inexpedītīs | inexpedītīs | inexpedītīs |
| accusative | inexpedītōs | inexpedītās | inexpedīta |
| ablative | inexpedītīs | inexpedītīs | inexpedītīs |
| vocative | inexpedītī | inexpedītae | inexpedīta |
ĭn-expĕdītus, a, um, adj.,
I. not free.
I. Entangled, confused:
sicut pugna inexpeditior in angustiis, ita caedes atrocior fuit, Liv. 24, 16, 3 (al. impeditior).— II. Not ready, not quick at any thing (postclass.).
A. Of persons:
in rebus obeundis, Arn. 7, 247.— B. Of things, not easy, difficult:
inexpeditissimum est traducere, Arn. 5, 182.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
(in-expedītus) adj.,
not free, entangled, confused.—Only comp: pugna inexpeditior, L.
Origins
From in- (“without, not”) + expedītus (“unimpeded; familiar, easy; at hand, available”).