INCONVENIENT
inconvenient
(adjective) not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs; “it is inconvenient not to have a telephone in the kitchen”; “the back hall is an inconvenient place for the telephone”
inconvenient
(adjective) not conveniently timed; “an early departure is inconvenient for us”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
inconvenient (comparative more inconvenient, superlative most inconvenient)
not convenient
Antonym: convenient
Noun
inconvenient (plural inconvenients)
(obsolete) An inconsistency, an incongruity.
(obsolete) An inconvenient circumstance or situation; an inconvenience.
Anagrams
• nonincentive
Source: Wiktionary
In`con*ven"ient, a. Etym: [L. inconveniens unbefitting: cf. F. inconvénient. See In- not, and Convenient.]
1. Not becoming or suitable; unfit; inexpedient.
2. Not convenient; giving trouble, uneasiness, or annoyance; hindering progress or success; uncomfortable; disadvantageous; incommodious; inopportune; as, an inconvenient house, garment, arrangement, or time.
Syn.
– Unsuitable; uncomfortable; disaccommodating; awkward; unseasonable; inopportune; incommodious; disadvantageous; troublesome; cumbersome; embarrassing; objectionable.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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