inconvenient
Americanadjective
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not easily accessible or at hand.
The phone is in an inconvenient place.
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inopportune; untimely.
an inconvenient time for a visit.
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not suiting one's needs or purposes.
The house has an inconvenient floor plan.
- Synonyms:
- bothersome, awkward, annoying
adjective
Other Word Forms
- inconveniently adverb
Etymology
Origin of inconvenient
1325–75; Middle English < Latin inconvenient- (stem of inconveniēns ) not suiting. See in- 3, convenient
Example Sentences
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A full-sized mic might be more inconvenient to travel with, but there must be pride in the work, and a regular microphone is infinitely more professional, even just on a visual level.
From Salon
The current situation is "often inconvenient" because female staff and visitors also share the toilets, said Ms Komiyama from the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party.
From BBC
Family has a way of caring in the most inconvenient ways.
From MarketWatch
Businesses have installed planters and other noisemaking devices to make staying in front of a storefront inconvenient.
From Los Angeles Times
This is inconvenient for investors, to say the least.
From MarketWatch
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