inopportune

[ in-op-er-toon, -tyoon ]

adjective

1. not opportune; inappropriate; inconvenient; untimely or unseasonable:

   an inopportune visit.

inopportune

/ ɪnˈɒpəˌtjuːn /

adjective

1. not opportune; inappropriate or badly timed

Derived Forms

• inˈopporˌtuneness, noun
• inˈopporˌtunely, adverb

Other Words From

• in·oppor·tunely adverb
• in·oppor·tuneness in·oppor·tuni·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of inopportune¹

From the Late Latin word inopportūnus, dating back to 1525–35. See in- ³, opportune

Example Sentences

The cancellation of the tours has come at a particularly inopportune time.

From The Daily Beast

Some groups outside the Vatican also see him as an inopportune choice.

From The Daily Beast

Nothing could be more inopportune, nothing more contrary to the welfare of the distracted country!

From Project Gutenberg

Then I say, 'I regret to have arrived at such an inopportune moment.'

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Pisistratus could not feel flattered by passages intended to exhibit his ancestor as a conceited and inopportune old babbler.

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The light and cheer of the club house seemed inopportune, like mirth at a funeral, and he retired into a distant corner to think.

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She was inwardly raging at them for having chosen a time so inopportune for making a call.

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