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inconvenient

[ in-kuhn-veen-yuhnt ]
/ ˌɪn kənˈvin yənt /
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adjective

not easily accessible or at hand: The phone is in an inconvenient place.
inopportune; untimely: an inconvenient time for a visit.
not suiting one's needs or purposes: The house has an inconvenient floor plan.

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RELATED WORDS

awkwardly, inappropriately

Nearby words

  1. incontinently,
  2. incontrollable,
  3. incontrovertible,
  4. inconvenience,
  5. inconveniency,
  6. inconveniently,
  7. inconvertible,
  8. inconvincible,
  9. incoordinate,
  10. incoordination

Origin of inconvenient

1325–75; Middle English < Latin inconvenient- (stem of inconveniēns) not suiting. See in-3, convenient
Related formsin·con·ven·ient·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for inconveniently

inconvenient

/ (ˌɪnkənˈviːnjənt, -ˈviːnɪənt) /

adjective

not convenient; troublesome, awkward, or difficult
Derived Formsinconveniently, adverb
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