incommodious

[ in-kuh-moh-dee-uhs ]

adjective

1. inconvenient, as not affording sufficient space or room; uncomfortable:

   incommodious hotel accommodations.

incommodious

/ ˌɪnkəˈməʊdɪəs /

adjective

1. insufficiently spacious; cramped
2. troublesome or inconvenient

Derived Forms

• ˌincomˈmodiousness, noun
• ˌincomˈmodiously, adverb

Other Words From

• incom·modi·ous·ly adverb
• incom·modi·ous·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of incommodious¹

First recorded in 1545–55; in- ³ + commodious

Example Sentences

It makes but a mean Appearance, and the Apartments are low, incommodious, and very much exposed to the Sun.

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The temperature is high, and it would no doubt at first be incommodious.

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Were it not for such accidents, from their great fecundity, they would be extremely incommodious to farmers.

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The wharfs, with which our first practical acquaintance with the city commenced, are very narrow and incommodious.

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The palais is one of the worst kept possible—the most incommodious, and the most dirty; the maison de ville is still worse.

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