inconvenient
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kənˈvin adjective
1.
not easily accessible or at hand: The phone is in an inconvenient place.
2.
inopportune; untimely: an inconvenient time for a visit.
3.
not suiting one's needs or purposes: The house has an inconvenient floor plan.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English < Latin inconvenient- (stem of inconveniēns) not suiting. See in-3, convenient
1325–75; Middle English < Latin inconvenient- (stem of inconveniēns) not suiting. See in-3, convenient
Related forms
in·con·ven·ient·ly, adverb
Synonyms
3. annoying, awkward, bothersome.
3. annoying, awkward, bothersome.
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| —adj | |
| not convenient; troublesome, awkward, or difficult | |
| incon'veniently | |
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Word Origin & History
inconvenient
late 14c., "not agreeing or constant," from Fr. inconvenient (13c.), from L. inconvenientem, from in- "not" + convenientem (see convenient). Sense of "troublesome, awkward" first recorded 1650s.
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Example sentences
Bar soap is a convenient option for the bathroom, but when a bar gets to be too small, it becomes unwieldy and inconvenient.
The difficulty with such a program is that it is politically inconvenient.
And it would also help explain these inconvenient data.
Emergencies can range from the inconvenient to the devastating.
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