INCONVENIENT


Meaning of INCONVENIENT in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ˌ in-k ə n- ' v ē -ny ə nt

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, incongruous, harmful, from Anglo-French, from Latin inconvenient-, inconveniens, from in- + convenient-, conveniens convenient

Date: 1651

: not convenient especially in giving trouble or annoyance : INOPPORTUNE <an inconvenient time>

– in · con · ve · nient · ly adverb

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