expedient
practical or convenient, sometimes at moral cost
Roots
Other words with the ped root
- expedite: to speed up or make easier
- expedition: journey or organized undertaking
- impede: to hinder or block progress
- impediment: obstacle or hindrance
- pedal: foot-operated lever or control
- pedestrian: ordinary, dull, or literally traveling on foot
Expedient keeps the cleared-for-action sense: useful for getting things done.
The expedient choice solved the problem but created a new one.