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.

RELATED WORDS

awkwardly, inappropriately

Nearby words

incontinently, incontrollable, incontrovertible, inconvenience, inconveniency, inconvenient, inconvertible, inconvincible, incoordinate, incoordination, incor.

Origin of inconvenient

1325–75; Middle English < Latin inconvenient- (stem of inconveniēns) not suiting. See in-³, convenient

SYNONYMS FOR inconvenient

3 annoying, awkward, bothersome.

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Related forms

in·con·ven·ient·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for inconveniently

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Inconveniently for Romney, some of those former employees have told their stories to the American people.
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This, inconveniently, makes it hard to campaign on Labour's record.
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With Osama bin Laden inconveniently dead, the party out of power needs someone to fulminate against.
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The inconveniently small size of the doorways of the modern pueblos is only a survival of ancient conditions.
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I think that I drop in upon you as inconveniently as possible, do I not?
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It seemed impossible that the inconveniently built, diminutive prairie hotel could accommodate so many people.
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But even in the last section below it, the choice of a way should not be inconveniently restricted.
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He was inconveniently poor, he was ill, and he was in exile.
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British Dictionary definitions for inconveniently

inconvenient

/ (ˌɪnkənˈviːnjənt, -ˈviːnɪənt) /

adjective

not convenient; troublesome, awkward, or difficult

Derived Forms

inconveniently, adverb

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