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

Within, the stockade was cramped, some five hundred men gathered in a small and incommodious yard between tents.

From Literature

But sitting yourself on an incommodious crate does not sound like fun.

From New York Times

The coastal landscape is pretty in a wild, incommodious way, rather like Maine.

From New York Times

What is he that can reckon all the incommodious life that the most foolish soldiers suffer in the field?

From Project Gutenberg

It was very small, very dark, very ugly, very incommodious. 

From Project Gutenberg