inconvenient
[ in-kuhn-veen-yuhnt ]
/ ˌɪn kənˈvin yənt /
adjective
not easily accessible or at hand: The phone is in an inconvenient place.
inopportune; untimely: an inconvenient time for a visit.
not suiting one's needs or purposes: The house has an inconvenient floor plan.
Origin of inconvenient
1325–75; Middle English < Latin
inconvenient- (stem of
inconveniēns) not suiting. See
in-3,
convenient
SYNONYMS FOR inconvenient
OTHER WORDS FROM inconvenient
in·con·ven·ient·ly, adverbWords nearby inconvenient
incontinently,
incontrollable,
incontrovertible,
inconvenience,
inconveniency,
inconvenient,
inconvertible,
inconvincible,
incoordinate,
incoordination,
incor.
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British Dictionary definitions for inconvenient
inconvenient
/ (ˌɪnkənˈviːnjənt, -ˈviːnɪənt) /
adjective
not convenient; troublesome, awkward, or difficult