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Inopportune
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example Sentences
- But when the moment arrived at the weekend, administration officials conceded, the timing was singularly inopportune.
- The timing of the blizzard was especially inopportune for him.
- For one, this one doesn't run out of bullets at inopportune times.
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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, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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