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Meaning of 'inconvenient' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Inconvenient [ a.]
- Not becoming or suitable; unfit; inexpedient.
- Not convenient; giving trouble, uneasiness, or annoyance; hindering progress or success; uncomfortable; disadvantageous; incommodious; inopportune; as, an inconvenient house, garment, arrangement, or time.

Meaning of 'inconvenient' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . inconvenient [ a]
Meaning (1):
- not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs
Example in sentence:
  • it is inconvenient not to have a telephone in the kitchen;
  • the back hall is an inconvenient place for the telephone
2 . inconvenient [ s]
Meaning (2):
- not conveniently timed
Example in sentence:
  • an early departure is inconvenient for us

Nearby Words:

inc inca incage incaged incagement incaging incalculability incalculable incalescence incalescency

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