inexpeditus

ĭn-expĕdītus, a, um, adj., 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 (post-class.).
• • A Of persons: in rebus obeundis, Arn. 7, 247.—
  • B Of things, not easy, difficult: inexpeditissimum est traducere, Arn. 5, 182.

in-expedītus, a, um, nicht ungehindert, I) v. Lebl.: a) verwickelt, ibi sicut pugna inexpeditior in angustiis, ita caedes atrocior fuit, Liv. 24, 16, 3 H. (Madvig impeditior). – b) ungeläufig, inexpeditissimum vobis est m. folg. Infin., Arnob. 5, 36. – II) v. Pers., saumselig, in rebus obeundis, Arnob. 7, 43.

inexpeditus [LL] 1 not completed or settled, not accomplished. expeditus componitur ~us Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 411; s1310 rex ‥ quia videbantur sibi in quibusdam suspecta, diutius differebat ~a Chr. Malm. 163; 1362 concedentes eisdem ‥ potestatem ‥ super omnibus et singulis questionibus debatis ‥ et ~is pendentibus vel eciam indiscussis RScot I 864a; s1460 rediit rursus ~o negotio, nil aliud secum afferens Reg. Whet. I 373; 1515 negotia ‥ remanserunt ‥ ~a et indeterminata Conc. III 659a. 2 unsuccessful. 1291 nec pro c m. seu libris eciam si oporteat ~um negocium dimittatis DCCant. p. 259; dixit quod dominus W. de C. et G. de C. remanserunt ~i quando recessit a curia Ib. 260; s1017 [rex] salubribus ejus non adquiescens monitis legatos ~os in rebus nihil laetum portantes remisit Ciren. II 170.

ĭnexpĕdītus, a, um, embarrassé, gauche : Arn. 7, 43 || inexpeditissimum est av. inf. Arn. 5, 36, il est très difficile de.

(in-expedītus) adj.,

• not free, entangled, confused.—Only comp: pugna inexpeditior, L.