inopportunity
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 (ɪnˈɒpəˌtjuːn) | |
| —adj | |
| not opportune; inappropriate or badly timed | |
| in'opportunely | |
| —adv | |
| in'opportuneness | |
| —n | |
| inoppor'tunity | |
| —n | |
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inopportune
1533, from L.L. inopportunus "unfitting," from in- "not" + opportunus (see opportune). A rare word before 19c.
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