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in⋅op⋅por⋅tune
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ərˈtun
,
-ˈtyun
/
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–adjective
not opportune; inappropriate; inconvenient; untimely or unseasonable:
an inopportune visit.
Origin:
1525–35;
< LL
inopportūnus.
See
in-
3
,
opportune
Related forms:
in⋅op⋅por⋅tune⋅ly,
adverb
in⋅op⋅por⋅tune⋅ness,
in⋅op⋅por⋅tu⋅ni⋅ty,
noun
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in·op·por·tune
(ĭn-ŏp'ər-tōōn', -tyōōn')
adj. Inappropriate or ill-timed; not opportune.
in·op'por·tune'ly
adv.
,
in·op'por·tune'ness
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
inopportune
1533, from L.L.
inopportunus
"unfitting," from
in-
"not" +
opportunus
(see
opportune
). A rare word before 19c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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