Meaning of INCONVENIENT
| Pronunciation: | | `inkun'veenyunt
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- [adj] not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs; "it is inconvenient not to have a telephone in the kitchen"; "the back hall is an inconvenient place for the telephone"
- [adj] not conveniently timed; "an early departure is inconvenient for us"
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| | Synonyms: | | awkward, inopportune |
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| | Antonyms: | | convenient | | |
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| | Definition: | | \In`con*ven"ient\, a. [L. inconveniens unbefitting:
cf. F. inconv['e]nient. See {In-} not, and {Convenient}.]
1. Not becoming or suitable; unfit; inexpedient.
2. Not convenient; giving trouble, uneasiness, or annoyance;
hindering progress or success; uncomfortable;
disadvantageous; incommodious; inopportune; as, an
inconvenient house, garment, arrangement, or time.
Syn: Unsuitable; uncomfortable; disaccommodating; awkward;
unseasonable; inopportune; incommodious;
disadvantageous; troublesome; cumbersome; embarrassing;
objectionable.
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| | Related Terms: | | annoying, awkward, bothersome, bulky, burdensome, clumsy, contrary, crosswise, cumbersome, detrimental, disadvantageous, discommodious, disturbing, embarrassing, hulking, hulky, ill-considered, ill-seasoned, ill-timed, impractical, improper, inappropriate, inauspicious, incommodious, inexpedient, infelicitous, inopportune, intempestive, intrusive, irksome, irrelevant, irritating, late, mal a propos, malapropos, mistimed, off base, onerous, out of line, out of phase, out of time, perverse, pestiferous, ponderous, prejudicial, premature, too late, too soon, troublesome, unbefitting, unfavorable, unfit, unfitting, unfortunate, unhandy, unhappy, unlucky, unmanageable, unpropitious, unready, unripe, unseasonable, unsettling, unsuitable, untimely, untoward, unwieldy, upsetting, wrong |
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