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ill-timed, untimely, contrary, impracticable, impractical, inappropriate, inconvenient, inexpedient, malapropos, unfortunate, unseasonable, unsuitable

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in⋅op⋅por⋅tune

[in-op-er-toon, -tyoon]

–adjective

not opportune; inappropriate; inconvenient; untimely or unseasonable: an inopportune visit.

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

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in·op·por·tune (ĭn-ŏp'ər-tōōn', -tyōōn') Pronunciation Key
adj. Inappropriate or ill-timed; not opportune.
in·op'por·tune'ly adv., in·op'por·tune'ness n.

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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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inopportune
adjective
not opportune; "arrived at a most inopportune hour"; "an inopportune visit" [ant: opportune]

Inopportune

In*op`por*tune"\, a. [L. inopportunus: cf. F. inopportun. See In- not, and Opportune.] Not opportune; inconvenient; unseasonable; as, an inopportune occurrence, remark, etc.

No visit could have been more inopportune. --T. Hook.

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