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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Origin of inconvenient
1325–75; Middle English <Latin inconvenient- (stem of inconveniēns) not suiting. See in-3, convenient
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British Dictionary definitions for inconvenient
inconvenient
/ (ˌɪnkənˈviːnjənt, -ˈviːnɪənt) /
adjective
not convenient; troublesome, awkward, or difficult
Derived forms of inconvenient
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