INCONVENIENT
Dictionary entry overview: What does inconvenient mean? • INCONVENIENT (adjective)
The adjective INCONVENIENT has 2 senses:
1. not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs
2. not conveniently timed
Familiarity information: INCONVENIENT used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INCONVENIENT (adjective)
Meaning:
Not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs
Context examples:
it is inconvenient not to have a telephone in the kitchen / the back hall is an inconvenient place for the telephone
Similar:
awkward (causing inconvenience)
Attribute:
convenience (the quality of being useful and convenient)
Antonym:
convenient (suited to your comfort or purpose or needs)
Meaning:
Not conveniently timed
Context example:
an early departure is inconvenient for us
Similar:
inopportune (not opportune)
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