inconvenient

in·con·ve·nient

adj \ˌin-kən-ˈvē-nyənt\

Definition of INCONVENIENT

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

— in·con·ve·nient·ly adverb

Examples of INCONVENIENT

1. The restaurant is in an inconvenient location.
2. <the unexpected visitors showed up at an inconvenient time>

Origin of INCONVENIENT

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

First Known Use: 1651

Related to INCONVENIENT

Synonyms: awkward, discommoding, disobliging, incommoding

Antonyms: convenient, ultraconvenient

Related Words: bothersome, burdensome, onerous, troublesome; annoying, disturbing, exasperating, frustrating, galling, irksome, irritating, maddening, nagging, nettlesome, riling, vexatious, vexing

Near Antonyms: acceptable, bearable, endurable, sufferable, tolerable; advantageous, desirable, good, helpful

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