inconvenient

[ in-kuhn-veen-yuhnt ]
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adjective
  1. not easily accessible or at hand: The phone is in an inconvenient place.

  2. inopportune; untimely: an inconvenient time for a visit.

  1. not suiting one's needs or purposes: The house has an inconvenient floor plan.

Origin of inconvenient

1
1325–75; Middle English <Latin inconvenient- (stem of inconveniēns) not suiting. See in-3, convenient

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Other words from inconvenient

  • in·con·ven·ient·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for inconvenient

inconvenient

/ (ˌɪnkənˈviːnjənt, -ˈviːnɪənt) /


adjective
  1. not convenient; troublesome, awkward, or difficult

Derived forms of inconvenient

  • inconveniently, adverb

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