in·op·por·tune

[in-op-er-toon, -tyoon]
adjective
not opportune; inappropriate; inconvenient; untimely or unseasonable: an inopportune visit.

Origin:
1525–35; < Late Latin inopportūnus. See in-3, opportune

in·op·por·tune·ly, adverb
in·op·por·tune·ness, in·op·por·tu·ni·ty, noun
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inopportune (ɪnˈɒpəˌtjuːn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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.
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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.
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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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