inopportune
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ərˈtun, -ˈtyun adjective
not opportune; inappropriate; inconvenient; untimely or unseasonable: an inopportune visit.
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inopportune (ɪnˈɒpəˌtjuːn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| not opportune; inappropriate or badly timed | |
| in'opportunely | |
| —adv | |
| in'opportuneness | |
| —n | |
| inoppor'tunity | |
| —n | |
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Inopportune
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
inopportune
1533, from L.L. inopportunus "unfitting," from in- "not" + opportunus (see opportune). A rare word before 19c.
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Example sentences
The timing of the blizzard was especially inopportune for him.
With a growing number of countries choosing to ban smoking in public places, it is an idea that might seem inopportune.
Tenure protects especially those, it is posited, who care to voice politically inopportune opinions.
It was an inopportune moment for the water pressure to plummet.
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